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(72320) 2001 BW47

Summary

(72320) 2001 BW47 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72320) 2001 BW47 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47 followed (72319) 2001 BS47[5].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47 was followed by (72321) 2001 BJ48[6].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BW47[9].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 21, 2001[10].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04793240099734328'}[11].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.84'}[12].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.14821224546359'}[13].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1596.479523123204'}[14].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.3'}[15].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+327.1902016031599'}[16].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.673272825985505'}[17].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.801409211055943'}[18].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.545136440915067'}[19].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.36447360400411'}[20].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+324.5940173004728'}[21].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.402'}[22].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.167'}[23].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (72320) 2001 BW47's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460757.5136843775'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(72320) 2001 BW47'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.167'}
    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':
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.84"
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