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(68746) 2002 EM46

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(68746) 2002 EM46

Summary

(68746) 2002 EM46 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68746) 2002 EM46 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[4].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46 followed (68745) 2002 EP45[5].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46 was followed by (68747) 2002 EL49[6].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 EM46[9].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 11, 2002[10].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1419561201863568'}[11].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.36'}[12].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.785539791840952'}[13].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1480.272474696424'}[14].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+314.0387069476956'}[15].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.541921636675259'}[16].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.902762970035433'}[17].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.181080303315086'}[18].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+342.5299298511222'}[19].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+99.50086220657887'}[20].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (68746) 2002 EM46's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460191.3655901863'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(68746) 2002 EM46's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.36"
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