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(69497) 1997 BK2

asteroid
Place asteroid Q15186979

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +20
Follows
69496 Zaoryuzan[3]
Followed by
(69498) 1997 CM1[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.97[10]
Apoapsis
+2.996171194014797[15]
Argument of periapsis
+124.8860631516169[17]
Discoverer or inventor
Takao Kobayashi[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[19]
Longitude of ascending node
+345.0454386076751[13]
Mean anomaly
+50.48886375891752[18]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1765871567373222[9]
Orbital inclination
+3.766860886202524[11]
Orbital period
+1484.267602554[12]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.096815206284156[16]
Provisional designation
1997 BK2[7]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.546493200149476[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Ōizumi Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 30, 1997[8]
Time of periapsis
+2460792.336153425[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en (69497) 1997 BK2 ru 1997 BK2 zh 小行星69497
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20069497
Minor Planet Center body ID
69497

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  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1484.267602554'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.996171194014797'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460792.336153425'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.1765871567373222'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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