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(72974) 2002 CE221

Summary

(72974) 2002 CE221 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72974) 2002 CE221 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221 followed (72973) 2002 CU217[5].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221 was followed by (72975) 2002 CB232[6].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CE221[9].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 ND31[10].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 10, 2002[11].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1653776985349409'}[12].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.67'}[13].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.735217132201254'}[14].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1319.346834543773'}[15].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+48.18405645660594'}[16].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.354183808280307'}[17].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.743513308421926'}[18].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.964854308138687'}[19].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+208.9287275752582'}[20].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+26.74359455829153'}[21].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.455'}[22].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}[23].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (72974) 2002 CE221's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460502.4886754868'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(72974) 2002 CE221'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': '+0.1653776985349409'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72974
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1653776985349409±0.0000000022644"
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