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(68976) 2002 RJ116

Summary

(68976) 2002 RJ116 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68976) 2002 RJ116 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116 followed (68975) 2002 RU107[5].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116 was followed by (68977) 2002 RE127[6].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 RJ116[9].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MR47[10].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 6, 2002[11].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2689270897447664'}[12].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.89'}[13].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.921335023318693'}[14].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1374.042453046726'}[15].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+102.0519435807666'}[16].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.418806625183553'}[17].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.069289251549526'}[18].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.76832399881758'}[19].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+229.9291455403412'}[20].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+332.8581302304952'}[21].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68976) 2002 RJ116's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460704.094670329'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68976) 2002 RJ116'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. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.89'}
    Imported from → —
    Instance of → asteroid
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.2689270897447664±0.000000030262"
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