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(72980) 2002 CJ243

Summary

(72980) 2002 CJ243 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72980) 2002 CJ243 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243 followed (72979) 2002 CN239[5].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243 was followed by (72981) 2002 CV246[6].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CJ243[9].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 11, 2002[10].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06802990190777432'}[11].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.29'}[12].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.064550308396979'}[13].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1284.349366467466'}[14].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+177.9677402223258'}[15].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.312365596556049'}[16].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.469675601264669'}[17].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.155055591847429'}[18].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+56.58760579744786'}[19].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+97.72352772551167'}[20].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (72980) 2002 CJ243's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460251.8579141023'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(72980) 2002 CJ243'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.

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': '+0.06802990190777432'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72980
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.29"
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