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(69487) 1997 AZ2

Summary

(69487) 1997 AZ2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69487) 1997 AZ2 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2 followed (69486) 1997 AM1[5].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2 was followed by (69488) 1997 AV3[6].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RC1[9].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AZ2[10].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 4, 1997[11].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2334843431316272'}[12].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.55'}[13].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.264623395805827'}[14].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1325.675710445526'}[15].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.594'}[16].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+329.7287828980691'}[17].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.361706445060917'}[18].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.913127923055697'}[19].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.810284967066139'}[20].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+39.63227343087242'}[21].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+316.6568943878953'}[22].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.181'}[23].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.197'}[24].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (69487) 1997 AZ2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460760.1080620144'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69487) 1997 AZ2'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. 15d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2334843431316272'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.55"
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