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(71449) 2000 AJ242

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(71449) 2000 AJ242

Summary

(71449) 2000 AJ242 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71449) 2000 AJ242 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242 followed (71448) 2000 AM241[5].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242 was followed by (71450) 2000 AV242[6].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AJ242[9].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 7, 2000[10].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1899754612016885'}[11].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.08'}[12].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.5523276039182'}[13].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2088.170266937517'}[14].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+179.9352333889754'}[15].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.197262695465114'}[16].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.804664150619052'}[17].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.589861240311175'}[18].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+322.5135752926574'}[19].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.6214199727512'}[20].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+13.175'}[21].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.032'}[22].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (71449) 2000 AJ242's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459982.045336095'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(71449) 2000 AJ242'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Anderson Mesa Station
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20071449
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Followed by → (71450) 2000 AV242
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1899754612016885±0.0000000018128"
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