(69493) 1997 AO12

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(69493) 1997 AO12

Summary

(69493) 1997 AO12 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69493) 1997 AO12 is credited with the discovery of Paul G. Comba[2].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Prescott Observatory[4].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12 followed (69492) 1997 AG7[5].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12 was followed by (69494) 1997 AF15[6].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 JD116[9].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AO12[10].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 11, 1997[11].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1522821371450451'}[12].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.65'}[13].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.99048520760619'}[14].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1363.610187178101'}[15].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+74.5365'}[16].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+110.1908871948094'}[17].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.406548065260132'}[18].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.773022347780219'}[19].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.040073782740046'}[20].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+234.7820259497633'}[21].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+269.6507728660537'}[22].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.432'}[23].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.272'}[24].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (69493) 1997 AO12's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460942.725351454'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69493) 1997 AO12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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': '+0.1522821371450451'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.65"
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