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54902 Close

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Asteroid Q2710664

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(54901) 2001 OX75[5]
Followed by
(54903) 2001 OV77[6]
Absolute magnitude
15.4, 15.61[16][17]
Albedo
0.314
Apoapsis
2.786088492208793 au
Argument of periapsis
310.8°, 311.0439024692602°
Diameter
1.884 km
Discoverer or inventor
Michael Collins, Minor White[2][3]
Epoch
November 21, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
130.7°, 130.5974839206133°[21][22]
Mean anomaly
201.0°, 153.2156579613101°
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18, 0.1801511265002792[14][15]
Orbital inclination
3.0°, 2.977607013856642°[18][19]
Orbital period
1,324.903808880634 day[20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
1.935490684639341 au
Provisional designation
1996 HL4, 1998 XK76, 2001 OG77[9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.360789588424067 au[23]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anza[4]
Time of discovery or invention
July 23, 2001[12]
Time of periapsis
2,460,436.6221977416 Julian day
🏷️ Also known as
en 54902 Close en Close de (54902) Close fa سیارک 54902 fa سیارک ۵۴۹۰۲ ru 1998 XK76 ru 1996 HL4 ru 2001 OG77 ru (54902) 2001 OG77 ru Close uk 54902 Close uk 54902 Клозе zh 小行星54902
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y18ck
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20054902
Minor Planet Center body ID
54902

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Minor White
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Anza
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Summary

54902 Close is an asteroid[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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