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(68840) 2002 GB118

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(68840) 2002 GB118

Summary

(68840) 2002 GB118 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68840) 2002 GB118 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118 followed (68839) 2002 GJ116[5].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118 was followed by (68841) 2002 GJ118[6].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 GB118[9].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WU7[10].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 EN4[11].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 11, 2002[12].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0879288838087613'}[13].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.32'}[14].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.156674957936847'}[15].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1381.12303077866'}[16].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+147.9694142615425'}[17].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.427109072579786'}[18].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.640522064213845'}[19].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.213696080945728'}[20].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+322.8804817839078'}[21].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+70.83434566873576'}[22].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (68840) 2002 GB118's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460328.747371741'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(68840) 2002 GB118'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Minor planet center body id → 68840
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.0879288838087613±0.0000000042007"
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