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(68972) 2002 RJ106

Summary

(68972) 2002 RJ106 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68972) 2002 RJ106 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106 followed (68971) 2002 RK104[5].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106 was followed by (68973) 2002 RW106[6].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 RJ106[9].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WQ9[10].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VE12[11].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 5, 2002[12].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2446424141742211'}[13].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.46'}[14].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.388637473532705'}[15].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1465.06919851717'}[16].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.24964'}[17].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+189.8596528566261'}[18].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.524487011985812'}[19].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.142083609149487'}[20].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.906890414822138'}[21].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+163.7276367035331'}[22].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+204.9385619134894'}[23].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.177'}[24].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.31'}[25].
  • (68972) 2002 RJ106's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(68972) 2002 RJ106'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.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of discovery or invention → +2002-09-05T00:00:00Z
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
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    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.46"
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