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(72278) 2001 AZ51

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(72278) 2001 AZ51

Summary

(72278) 2001 AZ51 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72278) 2001 AZ51 is credited with the discovery of UAO-DLR Asteroid Survey[2].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kvistaberg Observatory[4].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51 followed (72277) 2001 AZ49[5].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51 was followed by (72279) 2001 BT[6].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AZ51[9].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HR120[10].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 12, 2001[11].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2388785281547131'}[12].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.14'}[13].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.99770494376376'}[14].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1317.651447277542'}[15].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+4.58926'}[16].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+128.9864065752895'}[17].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.352166593679982'}[18].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.914048687552941'}[19].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.790284499807023'}[20].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+341.9758367728783'}[21].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+201.9416566784624'}[22].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (72278) 2001 AZ51's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461179.016124533'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(72278) 2001 AZ51'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 ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → UAO-DLR Asteroid Survey
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-01-12T00:00:00Z
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.14"
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