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(16159) 2000 AK62

asteroid
Place asteroid Q1481086

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
16158 Monty[3]
Followed by
(16160) 2000 AZ66[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.0, +13.25[14][15]
Albedo
+0.065[34]
Apoapsis
+3.347, +3.349954013076447[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+198.02764, +195.9184268931969[29][30]
Diameter
+15.076[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
+311.43620, +311.3319195198283[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+79.15326, +217.6905453247157[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[11][12][13]
Orbital inclination
+12.00522, +12.02130541949655[16][17]
Orbital period
+5.57, +2029.576686100093[18][19]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.9366839, +2.924385588577561[27][28]
Provisional designation
1950 DF, 1988 AN4, 2000 AK62[7][8][9]
Rotation period
+13.482[20]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1416933, +3.137169800827004[23][24]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 4, 2000[10]
Time of periapsis
+2461802.799865057[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en (16159) 2000 AK62 ru 1950 DF ru 1988 AN4 ru 2000 AK62 sv 16159 2000 AK62 zh 小行星16159
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1228lkjl
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20016159
Minor Planet Center body ID
16159
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet16159Provisional2000AK62"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(16160) 2000 AZ66
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(16160) 2000 AZ66
Follows 1
16158 Monty
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
16158 Monty
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.00522'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.02130541949655'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.347'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.349954013076447'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||kaa */ kaawiki sitelink"
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