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(72277) 2001 AZ49

Summary

(72277) 2001 AZ49 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72277) 2001 AZ49 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49 followed (72276) 2001 AN45[5].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49 was followed by (72278) 2001 AZ51[6].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AZ49[9].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 15, 2001[10].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1972393253023017'}[11].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.28'}[12].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.0481508388212'}[13].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1582.501474473909'}[14].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+24.6613'}[15].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+285.7848022553075'}[16].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.657645992640217'}[17].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.18183829512094'}[18].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.133453690159495'}[19].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+332.556471845981'}[20].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+48.28110464411299'}[21].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.662'}[22].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.157'}[23].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (72277) 2001 AZ49's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460388.264113087'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(72277) 2001 AZ49'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.157'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Spacewatch
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.28"
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