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(72231) 2001 AC16

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(72231) 2001 AC16

Summary

(72231) 2001 AC16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72231) 2001 AC16 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16 followed (72230) 2001 AN15[5].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16 was followed by (72232) 2001 AD16[6].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AC16[9].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 2, 2001[10].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1448962899755035'}[11].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.87'}[12].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.705469901953827'}[13].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1380.770333725658'}[14].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+154.2597131566245'}[15].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.426695848154696'}[16].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.77831507345127'}[17].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.075076622858123'}[18].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+296.07901111'}[19].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+126.1134138594109'}[20].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.404'}[21].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.036'}[22].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (72231) 2001 AC16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460116.7953873836'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(72231) 2001 AC16'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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  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.036'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1448962899755035±0.0000000031199"
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