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(69494) 1997 AF15

asteroid
Place asteroid Q15187000

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(69493) 1997 AO12[3]
Followed by
(69495) 1997 AY17[4]
Absolute magnitude
+14.61[11]
Albedo
+0.134[22]
Apoapsis
+2.774296786471608[17]
Argument of periapsis
+96.06618162101307[19]
Diameter
+4.777[21]
Discoverer or inventor
Takao Kobayashi[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[23]
Longitude of ascending node
+57.5069957168156[15]
Mean anomaly
+137.0066539440269[20]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1246134137045097[10]
Orbital inclination
+7.538225639117907[12]
Orbital period
+1415.216607321867[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.159481794975314[18]
Provisional designation
1999 TH93, 1997 AF15[7][8]
Rotation period
+23.8512[14]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.466889290723461[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
Ōizumi Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 13, 1997[9]
Time of periapsis
+2460461.905300069[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en (69494) 1997 AF15 ru 1997 AF15 ru 1999 TH93 zh 小行星69494
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20069494
Minor Planet Center body ID
69494

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  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1415.216607321867'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460461.905300069'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.1246134137045097'}
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    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Orbital eccentricity: 0.1244043588049491±0.00000000057671"
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