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(69047) 2002 XM68

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(69047) 2002 XM68

Summary

(69047) 2002 XM68 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69047) 2002 XM68 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory[4].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68 followed Q15197567[5].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68 was followed by (69048) 2002 XR70[6].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 XM68[9].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XU81[10].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 12, 2002[11].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1402457823012601'}[12].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.87'}[13].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.32502471408836'}[14].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1523.992781021967'}[15].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+100.08'}[16].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+115.47672518'}[17].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.591729399986197'}[18].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.955208517200437'}[19].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.228250282771957'}[20].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+313.8292986367971'}[21].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+76.29515500182043'}[22].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.002'}[23].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.179'}[24].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (69047) 2002 XM68's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460277.518707084'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69047) 2002 XM68'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.179'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +2002-12-12T00:00:00Z
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.87"
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