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(69437) 1996 KW2

Summary

(69437) 1996 KW2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69437) 1996 KW2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2 followed (69436) 1996 JT7[5].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2 was followed by (69438) 1996 LU2[6].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[7].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid[8].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 KW2[10].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 21, 1996[11].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07276629763958148'}[12].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun[13].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.98'}[14].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+30.29967537220074'}[15].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4444.347615141964'}[16].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.64'}[17].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+109.0495864623938'}[18].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.290211826706757'}[19].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.675160955065336'}[20].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.905262698348179'}[21].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+217.8692297264716'}[22].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+88.17683540269365'}[23].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+20.576'}[24].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.046'}[25].
  • (69437) 1996 KW2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69437) 1996 KW2'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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Minor planet group → Jupiter trojan, Trojan camp trojan asteroid
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.675160955065336'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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