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(68159) 2001 BJ15

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(68159) 2001 BJ15

Summary

(68159) 2001 BJ15 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68159) 2001 BJ15 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15 followed (68158) 2001 BV14[5].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15 was followed by (68160) 2001 BC18[6].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BJ15[9].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RZ20[10].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 21, 2001[11].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02664101195470214'}[12].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.45'}[13].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.765567689768725'}[14].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1916.655383057792'}[15].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+337.5407640145932'}[16].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.019699573027319'}[17].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.100147425451948'}[18].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.939251720602689'}[19].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+333.2512383474864'}[20].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+19.15760406919807'}[21].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (68159) 2001 BJ15's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460498.5040973173'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(68159) 2001 BJ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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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 . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Ōizumi Observatory
    Imported from → —
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.45"
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