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(72281) 2001 BF4

Summary

(72281) 2001 BF4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72281) 2001 BF4 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4 followed (72280) 2001 BJ2[5].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4 was followed by (72282) 2001 BH6[6].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BF4[9].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 UA8[10].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 18, 2001[11].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05488260474530498'}[12].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.46'}[13].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.403410758369786'}[14].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1322.070838733286'}[15].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+35.93715394745137'}[16].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.357423088859238'}[17].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.486804608462555'}[18].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.22804156925592'}[19].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+127.5551732374723'}[20].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+170.7836568563892'}[21].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (72281) 2001 BF4's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459973.310854272'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(72281) 2001 BF4'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-01-18T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.46"
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