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(84522) 2002 TC302

Summary

(84522) 2002 TC302 is a trans-Neptunian object[1]. (84522) 2002 TC302 draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #12 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • (84522) 2002 TC302 is credited with the discovery of Michael E. Brown[3].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302 is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo[4].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302 is credited with the discovery of David L. Rabinowitz[5].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302 is credited with the discovery of Palomar Observatory[6].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[7].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's instance of is recorded as possible dwarf planet[8].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's instance of is recorded as asteroid[9].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[10].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302 followed (84521) 2002 TE300[11].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302 was followed by (84523) 2002 UF2[12].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[13].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's minor planet group is recorded as 2:5-resonant trans-Neptunian object[14].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's Commons category is recorded as (84522) 2002 TC302[15].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[16].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 TC302[17].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 9, 2002[18].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.297'}[19].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2995099275725721'}[20].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3.8'}[21].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+3.92'}[22].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+34.976'}[23].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+35.00795245659784'}[24].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+152399.1709746893'}[25].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+56.1'}[26].
  • (84522) 2002 TC302's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.9'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include trans-Neptunian object[7], possible dwarf planet[8], and asteroid[9].

Why It Matters

(84522) 2002 TC302 draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #12 of 55).[2] (84522) 2002 TC302 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (84522) 2002 TC302 is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Chadwick Trujillo Hébuterne Michael E. Brown

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . web.gps.caltech.edu. web.gps.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ~2026-32173-91 · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+86.7'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+86.07019498892316'}
    Instance of → trans-Neptunian object, possible dwarf planet, asteroid
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+34.976'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+35.00795245659784'}
    Aliases → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: 2002 TC302 Hubble 2005-08-26 crop annotated.png"
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