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2802 Weisell

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q150124

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2801 Huygens[3]
Followed by
(2803) Vilho[4]
Absolute magnitude
+10.9, +11.18[22][23]
Albedo
+0.199[42]
Apoapsis
+3.496, +3.493195067033582[33][34]
Argument of periapsis
+59.45845, +58.59557353773448[37][38]
Diameter
+18.813[41]
Discoverer or inventor
Yrjö Väisälä[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[43]
Longitude of ascending node
+129.34794, +129.3202625483279[29][30]
Mean anomaly
+162.20250, +233.9218632675733[39][40]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.12 (0.12–0.12, n=3)[19][20][21]
Orbital inclination
+9.61419, +9.615605218553865[24][25]
Orbital period
+5.49, +2004.333395446899[26][27]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.7263366, +2.729010467457863[35][36]
Provisional designation
1939 BU, 1945 GA, 1951 KZ, 1952 OT, 1962 JO, 1969 RQ, 1975 VB6, 1977 AL, 1978 GM2, 1983 CZ1[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Rotation period
+21.086[28]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1112436, +3.111102767245722[31][32]
Significant event
naming[18]
Site of astronomical discovery
Iso-Heikkilä Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 19, 1939[17]
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Time of periapsis
+2461702.4517219127[44]
🏷️ Also known as
en Weisell de (2802) Weisell el 2802 Βάισελ fa سیارک ۲۸۰۲ ru 1952 OT ru 1962 JO ru 1975 VB6 ru 1977 AL ru 1978 GM2 ru 1983 CZ1 ru (2802) 1939 BU ru (2802) Вейселл ru Вейселл ru 1969 RQ ru 1939 BU ru 1945 GA ru 1951 KZ uk 2802 Вейселл zh 小行星2802
🔖 Identifiers · 4
DAMIT asteroid ID
687
Freebase ID
/m/03ykxwn
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002802
Minor Planet Center body ID
2802

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  43. [43] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 3.111244 astronomical unit, 3.111103 astronomical unit
    Orbital eccentricity → 0.12, 0.123715, 0.122816
    Followed by → (2803) Vilho
    Time of discovery or invention → January 19, 1939
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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