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(72973) 2002 CU217

Summary

(72973) 2002 CU217 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72973) 2002 CU217 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217 followed (72972) 2002 CL210[5].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217 was followed by (72974) 2002 CE221[6].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CU217[9].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GW28[10].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 10, 2002[11].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1714822387815737'}[12].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.74'}[13].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.653587318619981'}[14].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1181.605894919065'}[15].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+97.48586922386507'}[16].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.187339259971898'}[17].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.56242909324671'}[18].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.812249426697087'}[19].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+198.3324153533748'}[20].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+240.0500901503108'}[21].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (72973) 2002 CU217's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460994.204223815'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(72973) 2002 CU217'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.

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': '+0.1714822387815737'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72973
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2233]]: 2.187805247064952±0.0000000025635 astronomical unit, from JPL"
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