(68789) 2002 FD17

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(68789) 2002 FD17

Summary

(68789) 2002 FD17 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68789) 2002 FD17 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17 followed (68788) 2002 FU13[5].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17 was followed by (68790) 2002 FL28[6].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 FD17[9].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 BW2[10].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 17, 2002[11].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1014409933136129'}[12].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.18'}[13].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.645548901685904'}[14].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1648.24249597477'}[15].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+150.6483218272234'}[16].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.730749022582708'}[17].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.007758915923676'}[18].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.453739129241741'}[19].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+341.5830684308593'}[20].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+79.18013067016432'}[21].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.441'}[22].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06'}[23].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (68789) 2002 FD17's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460237.977621646'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(68789) 2002 FD17'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.
  22. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Semi-major axis of an orbit {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Wikidata description asteroid
    Minor planet center body id 68789
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1014409933136129±0.0000000036028"
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