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(72815) 2001 GY8

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(72815) 2001 GY8

Summary

(72815) 2001 GY8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72815) 2001 GY8 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8 followed (72814) 2001 GX8[5].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8 was followed by (72816) 2001 GJ9[6].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 GY8[9].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 15, 2001[10].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2159847175823053'}[11].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.42'}[12].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.38358383841953'}[13].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1555.387111748897'}[14].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+97.03509974624976'}[15].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.62720147585024'}[16].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.19463684464357'}[17].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.05976610705691'}[18].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+275.0354345186402'}[19].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+27.44357848024265'}[20].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.923'}[21].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.219'}[22].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (72815) 2001 GY8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460481.9294770323'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(72815) 2001 GY8'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. 17d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.42'}
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-04-15T00:00:00Z
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.42"
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