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(72979) 2002 CN239

Summary

(72979) 2002 CN239 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72979) 2002 CN239 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239 followed (72978) 2002 CU236[5].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239 was followed by (72980) 2002 CJ243[6].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CN239[9].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 11, 2002[10].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.21311801070244'}[11].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.41'}[12].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.816315868114227'}[13].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1209.488124967579'}[14].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+25.0672'}[15].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+316.3378352073216'}[16].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.221614942990438'}[17].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.695081100187375'}[18].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.748148785793501'}[19].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+343.731316521333'}[20].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+185.1000112128547'}[21].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (72979) 2002 CN239's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461188.109609708'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(72979) 2002 CN239'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': '+0.21311801070244'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72979
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.41"
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