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(168394) 1998 BX2

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(168394) 1998 BX2

Summary

(168394) 1998 BX2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (168394) 1998 BX2 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2 followed (168393) 1998 AU4[6].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2 was followed by (168395) 1998 BQ18[7].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BX2[10].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 XN65[11].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 19, 1998[12].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2650767631810497'}[13].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.97'}[14].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.71664693301341'}[15].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2002.902598698803'}[16].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+309.7838616067147'}[17].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.109622013760343'}[18].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.933910551884473'}[19].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.285333475636214'}[20].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+178.6757397024857'}[21].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+28.15669090659815'}[22].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+8.214'}[23].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.035'}[24].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (168394) 1998 BX2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460843.846918368'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(168394) 1998 BX2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Followed by → (168395) 1998 BQ18
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(168394) 1998 بی ایکس 2]]"
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