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(69568) 1998 BK12

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(69568) 1998 BK12

Summary

(69568) 1998 BK12 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69568) 1998 BK12 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12 followed (69567) 1998 BC8[5].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12 was followed by (69569) 1998 BU12[6].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 SA270[9].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BK12[10].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 23, 1998[11].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07057705813929127'}[12].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.28'}[13].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.783677488628339'}[14].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1345.539263719802'}[15].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+229.867'}[16].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.669472579127'}[17].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.385239351046417'}[18].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.553582527401346'}[19].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.216896174691489'}[20].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.5288963201449'}[21].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.597581210485815'}[22].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (69568) 1998 BK12's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460564.627993457'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(69568) 1998 BK12'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount':
    Imported from → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.28"
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