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(31218) 1998 BZ20

Summary

(31218) 1998 BZ20 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (31218) 1998 BZ20 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's follows is recorded as (31217) 1998 BD15[5].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's followed by is recorded as (31219) 1998 BW24[6].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UD17[9].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 BM8[10].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BZ20[11].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-01-22T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20031218[13].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}[14].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1139287'}[15].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1094107060012275'}[16].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[17].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.76'}[18].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.00290'}[19].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.001975065705342'}[20].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.04'}[21].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1845.977349098355'}[22].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+115.91698'}[23].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+115.8640892046439'}[24].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9408547'}[25].
  • (31218) 1998 BZ20's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.944999964715299'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(31218) 1998 BZ20's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

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. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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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