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21502 Cruz

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21502 Cruz

Summary

21502 Cruz is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 21502 Cruz is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[3].
  • 21502 Cruz's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 21502 Cruz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[5].
  • 21502 Cruz's follows is recorded as 21501 Acevedo[6].
  • 21502 Cruz's followed by is recorded as 21503 Beksha[7].
  • 21502 Cruz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 21502 Cruz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 21502 Cruz's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KB9[10].
  • 21502 Cruz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-05-24T00:00:00Z[11].
  • 21502 Cruz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05f43dm[12].
  • 21502 Cruz's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021502[13].
  • 21502 Cruz's significant event is recorded as naming[14].
  • 21502 Cruz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[15].
  • 21502 Cruz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1236247'}[16].
  • 21502 Cruz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1218960199784366'}[17].
  • 21502 Cruz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[18].
  • 21502 Cruz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.66'}[19].
  • 21502 Cruz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.68498'}[20].
  • 21502 Cruz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.687013193693132'}[21].
  • 21502 Cruz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.19'}[22].
  • 21502 Cruz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1535.044273094313'}[23].
  • 21502 Cruz's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.87668'}[24].
  • 21502 Cruz's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.8226001039875'}[25].
  • 21502 Cruz's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6009821'}[26].
  • 21502 Cruz's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.604243882008182'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21502 Cruz's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

21502 Cruz has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[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. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid
    Followed by → 21503 Beksha
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.68498'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.687013193693132'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2794363'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.286796917738191'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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