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(72879) 2001 KR5

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(72879) 2001 KR5

Summary

(72879) 2001 KR5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72879) 2001 KR5 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5 followed (72878) 2001 KD4[5].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5 was followed by (72880) 2001 KP7[6].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 KR5[9].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 17, 2001[10].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07574422737243887'}[11].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.13'}[12].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+15.73702460894597'}[13].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2029.060851464991'}[14].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+225.4652948066092'}[15].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.136638218910612'}[16].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.374220457348859'}[17].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.899055980472365'}[18].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+184.0768282394484'}[19].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+251.0015882685249'}[20].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+9.435'}[21].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.066'}[22].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (72879) 2001 KR5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461214.8455836563'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(72879) 2001 KR5'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. 25d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07574422737243887'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.13"
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