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(127546) 2002 XU93

trans-Neptunian object and centaur in the outer region of the Solar System
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(127546) 2002 XU93

Summary

(127546) 2002 XU93 is a trans-Neptunian object[1]. (127546) 2002 XU93 draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #15 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • (127546) 2002 XU93 is credited with the discovery of Marc Buie[3].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[4].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[6].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93 followed 127545 Crisman[7].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93 was followed by (127547) 2002 XG94[8].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[9].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's Commons category is recorded as (127546) 2002 XU93[10].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 XU93[12].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 4, 2002[13].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6893'}[14].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6862166592839333'}[15].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.0'}[16].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.06'}[17].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.939'}[18].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.94808600718748'}[19].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+199855.7966638278'}[20].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90.364'}[21].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90.20517477346834'}[22].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+66.89785838899294'}[23].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+112.8042832859373'}[24].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+20.99143349204855'}[25].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.213'}[26].
  • (127546) 2002 XU93's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.01660248770356'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include trans-Neptunian object[4] and asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(127546) 2002 XU93 draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #15 of 55).[2] (127546) 2002 XU93 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.213'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.01660248770356'}
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+170.0'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.6893'}, {'amount': '+0.6862166592839333'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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