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(70402) 1999 RJ242

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(70402) 1999 RJ242

Summary

(70402) 1999 RJ242 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (70402) 1999 RJ242 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242 followed 70401 Davidbishop[5].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242 was followed by (70403) 1999 RK244[6].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WJ9[9].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RJ242[10].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RX143[11].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 4, 1999[12].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04752253715275146'}[13].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.8'}[14].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.093892958243502'}[15].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1505.719436875538'}[16].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+354.5815920083098'}[17].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.570970458763161'}[18].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.693149497908359'}[19].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.448791419617962'}[20].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+261.1437833881757'}[21].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+120.7339492470317'}[22].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.26'}[23].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.239'}[24].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (70402) 1999 RJ242's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460095.523738689'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(70402) 1999 RJ242'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. 25d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.8"
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