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(72962) 2002 CN112

Summary

(72962) 2002 CN112 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72962) 2002 CN112 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112 followed (72961) 2002 CJ112[5].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112 was followed by (72963) 2002 CC113[6].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CN112[9].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NN21[10].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 7, 2002[11].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1492483321573815'}[12].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.37'}[13].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.372920613229901'}[14].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1255.914272817281'}[15].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+49.6098312409104'}[16].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.27810836854371'}[17].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.618112243022632'}[18].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.938104494064788'}[19].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+195.6046116793926'}[20].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+162.6347331031163'}[21].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.806'}[22].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.034'}[23].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (72962) 2002 CN112's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460033.124215111'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(72962) 2002 CN112'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 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1492483321573815'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72962
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.37"
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