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(68859) 2002 JZ

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(68859) 2002 JZ

Summary

(68859) 2002 JZ is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68859) 2002 JZ is credited with the discovery of William Kwong Yu Yeung[2].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Desert Eagle Observatory[4].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ followed (68858) 2002 JW[5].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ was followed by (68860) 2002 JF2[6].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 JZ[9].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 3, 2002[10].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06575913385162624'}[11].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.95'}[12].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.4598886406223'}[13].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2030.845806467659'}[14].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+138.8332425753393'}[15].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.138477472944619'}[16].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.344861033178297'}[17].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.93209391271094'}[18].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+136.2327669553919'}[19].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+339.5717721408644'}[20].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (68859) 2002 JZ's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460715.740502448'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(68859) 2002 JZ'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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  1. 23d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Instance of → asteroid
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.95"
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