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(68176) 2001 BK46

Summary

(68176) 2001 BK46 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68176) 2001 BK46 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46 followed (68175) 2001 BL45[5].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46 was followed by (68177) 2001 BY46[6].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BK46[9].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 21, 2001[10].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1394011773985174'}[11].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.02'}[12].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.473871771608998'}[13].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1644.76932432407'}[14].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+36.0098'}[15].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+220.0183687042418'}[16].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.726911523291009'}[17].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.10704620029936'}[18].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.346776846282658'}[19].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+288.9532313397278'}[20].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+77.03216929949306'}[21].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.864'}[22].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.259'}[23].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (68176) 2001 BK46's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460248.555141528'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(68176) 2001 BK46'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.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Imported from → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.1394011773985174±0.0000000025759"
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