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1977 DQ2

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q15191456

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1999 CG143[3]
Followed by
2002 TV183[4]
Absolute magnitude
+14.54[12]
Albedo
+0.106[22]
Apoapsis
+3.926054724634481[17]
Argument of periapsis
+117.8313985708716[19]
Diameter
+5.902[21]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
June 9, 2026[23]
Longitude of ascending node
+340.9044694375775[15]
Mean anomaly
+83.4686966157102[20]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.2812872598577364[11]
Orbital inclination
+8.9585207548179[13]
Orbital period
+1959.129699419746[14]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.202242726899374[18]
Provisional designation
2002 TC183, 1977 EM2, 1977 DQ2[7][8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.064148725766927[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 4, 2002[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460746.2611041344[24]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1977 DQ2 ru 1977 EM2 ru 2002 TC183 zh 小行星78708
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20078708
Minor Planet Center body ID
78708

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

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  1. 21w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+14.54'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.926054724634481'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.064148725766927'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Periapsis: 2.201745330473157±0.00000000452 astronomical unit"
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