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(72251) 2001 AJ31

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(72251) 2001 AJ31

Summary

(72251) 2001 AJ31 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72251) 2001 AJ31 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31 followed (72250) 2001 AO29[5].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31 was followed by (72252) 2001 AQ31[6].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AJ31[9].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 4, 2001[10].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1491683180131538'}[11].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.51'}[12].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.56446712641831'}[13].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1491.095420914039'}[14].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+73.09849811993855'}[15].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.554296685083977'}[16].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.935316825304529'}[17].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.173276544863426'}[18].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+145.082057165288'}[19].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+198.5482254420921'}[20].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.442'}[21].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.259'}[22].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (72251) 2001 AJ31's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461269.2222270602'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(72251) 2001 AJ31'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. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.259'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-01-04T00:00:00Z
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.51"
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