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(68917) 2002 KW9

Summary

(68917) 2002 KW9 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68917) 2002 KW9 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9 followed (68916) 2002 KV9[5].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9 was followed by (68918) 2002 KZ9[6].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 KW9[9].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 TS327[10].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 16, 2002[11].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06690734111035941'}[12].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.38'}[13].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.24726889829642'}[14].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1675.346804126443'}[15].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+51.29541014401858'}[16].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.760604530909117'}[17].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.945309239929457'}[18].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.575899821888777'}[19].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+186.1277183656163'}[20].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+301.2001550721469'}[21].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68917) 2002 KW9's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460874.139256342'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68917) 2002 KW9'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of discovery or invention → +2002-05-16T00:00:00Z
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.38"
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