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(68728) 2002 EP6

Summary

(68728) 2002 EP6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68728) 2002 EP6 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6 followed (68727) 2002 EH6[5].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6 was followed by (68729) 2002 EG12[6].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 EP6[9].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 6, 2002[10].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1428653924852661'}[11].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.84'}[12].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.2091259458429613'}[13].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1330.751757996913'}[14].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+347.1339369838624'}[15].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.367731295448715'}[16].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.705998156272643'}[17].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.029464434624787'}[18].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+200.9238325321059'}[19].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+172.86961303117'}[20].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[21].
  • (68728) 2002 EP6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460361.481829318'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(68728) 2002 EP6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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. [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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.1428653924852661'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1330.751757996913'}
    Instance of → asteroid
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.2091259458429613'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(68728) 2002 ای پی 6]]"
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