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(72279) 2001 BT

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(72279) 2001 BT

Summary

(72279) 2001 BT is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72279) 2001 BT is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (72279) 2001 BT followed (72278) 2001 AZ51[5].
  • (72279) 2001 BT was followed by (72280) 2001 BJ2[6].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BT[9].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VL227[10].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VF184[11].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 17, 2001[12].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01062394947857267'}[13].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.11'}[14].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.786240597663408'}[15].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1638.851869665546'}[16].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+71.43578515405129'}[17].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.720367113562143'}[18].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.749268156339798'}[19].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.691466070784488'}[20].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+131.2422107386681'}[21].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+40.13015354760284'}[22].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.942'}[23].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.269'}[24].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (72279) 2001 BT's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460417.8128411905'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(72279) 2001 BT'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.
  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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  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.269'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Takao Kobayashi
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.01062394947857267±0.0000000025135"
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