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(72985) 2002 DK2

Summary

(72985) 2002 DK2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72985) 2002 DK2 is credited with the discovery of William Kwong Yu Yeung[2].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Desert Eagle Observatory[4].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2 followed (72984) 2002 CB253[5].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2 was followed by (72986) 2002 DQ8[6].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 DK2[9].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JP103[10].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 19, 2002[11].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09344471201663618'}[12].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.75'}[13].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.829304047186159'}[14].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1178.756743003198'}[15].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+169.1660716277913'}[16].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.183821691736'}[17].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.387888280815954'}[18].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.979755102656046'}[19].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+51.83708874354886'}[20].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+315.9783179445042'}[21].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (72985) 2002 DK2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460744.64126267'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(72985) 2002 DK2'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 · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Desert Eagle Observatory
    Imported from → —
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.75"
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