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2002 QB42

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15192085

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2002 QY41[3]
Followed by
1963 TX[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.31[10]
Albedo
+0.107[20]
Apoapsis
+2.844180179288241[15]
Argument of periapsis
+304.6991989836994[17]
Diameter
+4.456[19]
Discoverer or inventor
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[1]
Epoch
June 9, 2026[21]
Longitude of ascending node
+7.531791982573145[13]
Mean anomaly
+78.1542107761325[18]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.03087696490048299[9]
Orbital inclination
+5.145623414507343[11]
Orbital period
+1673.878118545482[12]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.673801648082997[16]
Provisional designation
2002 QB42[7]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.758990913685619[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 29, 2002[8]
Time of periapsis
+2460837.109379749[22]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 2002 QB42 zh 小行星78424
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20078424
Minor Planet Center body ID
78424

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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.

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  1. 22w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 15.31
    Apoapsis → 2.84418 astronomical unit
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.758991 astronomical unit
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Absolute magnitude: 15.33"
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