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(68993) 2002 TF72

Summary

(68993) 2002 TF72 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68993) 2002 TF72 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[4].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72 followed (68992) 2002 TF54[5].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72 was followed by (68994) 2002 TK91[6].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 TF72[9].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 OD37[10].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 SJ10[11].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 3, 2002[12].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1605252996448875'}[13].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.02'}[14].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.259617946528733'}[15].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1609.525839382743'}[16].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+325.6511512059691'}[17].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.687816924525124'}[18].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.11927954172512'}[19].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.256354307325129'}[20].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+158.066362040141'}[21].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+275.899446770648'}[22].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (68993) 2002 TF72's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460976.505593136'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(68993) 2002 TF72'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. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20068993
    Provisional designation → 2002 TF72, 2001 OD37, 1997 SJ10
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1605252996448875'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.02"
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