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(72998) 2002 EC16

Summary

(72998) 2002 EC16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72998) 2002 EC16 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[2].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[4].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16 followed (72997) 2002 EF15[5].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16 was followed by (72999) 2002 EN20[6].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 EC16[9].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RJ218[10].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 6, 2002[11].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.131237619390226'}[12].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.28'}[13].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.69608680692467'}[14].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1594.811761156859'}[15].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+294.0258639336524'}[16].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.671410745792891'}[17].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.022000332484219'}[18].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.320821159101564'}[19].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+267.6136808078282'}[20].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+50.19400452980831'}[21].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (72998) 2002 EC16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460378.138920101'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(72998) 2002 EC16'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. 26d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    Imported from → —
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.131237619390226±0.0000000018847"
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