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(72981) 2002 CV246

Summary

(72981) 2002 CV246 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72981) 2002 CV246 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246 followed (72980) 2002 CJ243[5].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246 was followed by (72982) 2002 CC248[6].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 CV246[9].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 15, 2002[10].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2209552107371627'}[11].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.1'}[12].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.022514151767517'}[13].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1365.822731133752'}[14].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+135.3606747739476'}[15].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.409150546305516'}[16].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.941464912962002'}[17].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.87683617964903'}[18].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+174.6232021530942'}[19].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+251.6641642416387'}[20].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.341'}[21].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.205'}[22].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (72981) 2002 CV246's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461011.5209640977'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(72981) 2002 CV246'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.

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': '+0.2209552107371627'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72981
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.1"
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