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(69972) 1998 WJ2

Summary

(69972) 1998 WJ2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69972) 1998 WJ2 is credited with the discovery of Astronomical Observatory of Farra d'Isonzo[2].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Astronomical Observatory of Farra d'Isonzo[4].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2 followed 69971 Tanzi[5].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2 was followed by (69973) 1998 WO4[6].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 CW103[9].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WJ2[10].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 19, 1998[11].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08636864789071155'}[12].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.03'}[13].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.36497056407759'}[14].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2008.508353007753'}[15].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+276.6401019397156'}[16].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.115421482233509'}[17].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.384496223263694'}[18].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.846346741203325'}[19].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+202.616780618251'}[20].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+203.0917209406092'}[21].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.597'}[22].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.252'}[23].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (69972) 1998 WJ2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461475.9210809637'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(69972) 1998 WJ2'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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  1. 15d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Astronomical Observatory of Farra d'Isonzo
    Imported from → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.03"
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