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2002 QU21

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15192114

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2002 QR19[3]
Followed by
2002 QG28[4]
Absolute magnitude
+17.06[10]
Apoapsis
+2.380956474759691[15]
Argument of periapsis
+308.9718955271539[17]
Discoverer or inventor
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[19]
Longitude of ascending node
+349.6197828123497[13]
Mean anomaly
+339.7140345887656[18]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.05623025273831064[9]
Orbital inclination
+2.67904931414953[11]
Orbital period
+1236.197063593648[12]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.127447764916242[16]
Provisional designation
2002 QU21[7]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.254202119837967[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 26, 2002[8]
Time of periapsis
+2461070.15958576[20]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 2002 QU21 zh 小行星78410
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20078410
Minor Planet Center body ID
78410

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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.

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  1. 22w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 17.06
    Apoapsis → 2.380956 astronomical unit
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.254202 astronomical unit
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Periapsis: 2.126856987301928±0.000000079068 astronomical unit"
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