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(541038) 2018 BW8

Summary

(541038) 2018 BW8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (541038) 2018 BW8 is credited with the discovery of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer[2].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Wise Observatory[4].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[5].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[6].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's provisional designation is recorded as 2018 BW8[7].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's provisional designation is recorded as 2015 PC282[8].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's provisional designation is recorded as 2010 OB72[9].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2010-07-25T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20541038[11].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06941566218579447'}[12].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.11'}[13].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.08241766621951'}[14].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2061.364553406248'}[15].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.465977956641835'}[16].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.169841774835545'}[17].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.389878440659948'}[18].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.949805109011142'}[19].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+296.6433994648052'}[20].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+324.19405679374'}[21].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.21'}[22].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11hdpzsr5r[23].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.131'}[24].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 541038[25].
  • (541038) 2018 BW8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(541038) 2018 BW8'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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . 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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