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(72990) 2002 EK6

Summary

(72990) 2002 EK6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72990) 2002 EK6 is credited with the discovery of William Kwong Yu Yeung[2].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Desert Eagle Observatory[4].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6 followed (72989) 2002 EW1[5].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6 was followed by (72991) 2002 EW7[6].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 EK6[9].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WT189[10].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 12, 2002[11].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1596973919043942'}[12].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.49'}[13].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.436024455159381'}[14].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1176.925150616267'}[15].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+351.4103136147295'}[16].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.181558907786854'}[17].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.529948175646214'}[18].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.833169639927495'}[19].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+307.6724101710759'}[20].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+247.2105016265998'}[21].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (72990) 2002 EK6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460969.235548225'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(72990) 2002 EK6'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 → —
    Follows → (72989) 2002 EW1
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.49"
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