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(207970) 1996 BZ3

Summary

(207970) 1996 BZ3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (207970) 1996 BZ3 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[4].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[5].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's follows is recorded as (207969) 1996 AR5[6].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's followed by is recorded as (207971) 1996 JV8[7].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid[8].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 BZ3[10].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-01-29T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20207970[12].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid[13].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.5320063510320454'}[14].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+18.13'}[15].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.394176365040254'}[16].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1556.522643815663'}[17].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+176.6562306133697'}[18].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.62848000371441'}[19].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+4.02684805925121'}[20].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.230111948177609'}[21].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+280.4152015351099'}[22].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+302.369690645892'}[23].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12z659p5s[24].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet207970Provisional1996BZ3"][25].
  • (207970) 1996 BZ3's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 207970[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[3] and near-Earth object[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . 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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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