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2002 QU40

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15192081

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2002 QX39[3]
Followed by
2002 QE41[4]
Absolute magnitude
+14.36[10]
Albedo
+0.159[21]
Apoapsis
+3.834697983564678[16]
Argument of periapsis
+30.98486828543948[18]
Diameter
+5.784[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[1]
Epoch
June 9, 2026[22]
Longitude of ascending node
+333.6764962842741[14]
Mean anomaly
+115.356673698651[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.2498854058916442[9]
Orbital inclination
+5.653294468926421[11]
Orbital period
+1962.862503776166[12]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.301381316967803[17]
Provisional designation
2002 QU40[7]
Rotation period
+4.9[13]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.068039650266241[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 29, 2002[8]
Time of periapsis
+2460571.5297517683[23]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 2002 QU40 zh 小行星78420
🔖 Identifiers · 3
DAMIT asteroid ID
976
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20078420
Minor Planet Center body ID
78420

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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.

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  1. 22w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 14.36
    Apoapsis → 3.834698 astronomical unit
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 3.06804 astronomical unit
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Absolute magnitude: 14.34"
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