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1997 MK6

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q15192208

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2000 DQ107[3]
Followed by
(78361) 2002 PX109[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.83[12]
Apoapsis
+2.979481260084785[17]
Argument of periapsis
+182.9075872159877[19]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[21]
Longitude of ascending node
+222.4799110374792[15]
Mean anomaly
+170.2737572187434[20]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1590499150597284[11]
Orbital inclination
+9.76469666057376[13]
Orbital period
+1505.414881889535[14]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.161766276146207[18]
Provisional designation
2002 PN109, 1998 SL68, 1997 MK6[7][8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.570623768115496[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 13, 2002[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460288.4648663546[22]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1997 MK6 ru 1998 SL68 ru 2002 PN109 zh 小行星78360
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20078360
Minor Planet Center body ID
78360

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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. 21w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.83'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.979481260084785'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.570623768115496'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Orbital eccentricity: 0.159334749153286±0.0000000040213"
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