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(68821) 2002 GM73

Summary

(68821) 2002 GM73 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68821) 2002 GM73 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73 followed (68820) 2002 GB72[5].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73 was followed by (68822) 2002 GD76[6].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 GM73[9].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 ST93[10].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 9, 2002[11].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.140025793565633'}[12].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}[13].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+17.9009247710354'}[14].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2067.971131703711'}[15].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+180.2752925809308'}[16].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.176610959998511'}[17].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.62141843052159'}[18].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.731803489475432'}[19].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+85.51836772166541'}[20].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+299.5932600916734'}[21].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68821) 2002 GM73's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460947.4983174745'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68821) 2002 GM73'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.140025793565633'}
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Minor planet center body id → 68821
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.9"
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