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(68999) 2002 TQ157

Summary

(68999) 2002 TQ157 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68999) 2002 TQ157 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[4].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157 followed (68998) 2002 TC157[5].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157 was followed by (69000) 2002 TL173[6].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 TQ157[9].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 DS6[10].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 5, 2002[11].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2314217585733587'}[12].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.16'}[13].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.30898407973542'}[14].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1504.392466092818'}[15].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+108.7598569988676'}[16].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.56945972845713'}[17].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.164088617400103'}[18].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.974830839514156'}[19].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+234.0424950522385'}[20].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+146.4287858934757'}[21].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.802'}[22].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.271'}[23].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (68999) 2002 TQ157's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459988.5934380074'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(68999) 2002 TQ157'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Discoverer or inventor → Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking
    Provisional designation → 2002 TQ157, 2000 DS6
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.2312579560737722±0.0000000019116, from JPL"
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