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(72938) 2002 BB21

Summary

(72938) 2002 BB21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72938) 2002 BB21 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21 followed (72937) 2002 AR174[5].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21 was followed by (72939) 2002 BA24[6].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt[7].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 BB21[9].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 HG3[10].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 25, 2002[11].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05059686917256218'}[12].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.88'}[13].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.99043792071741'}[14].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+985.4569056579747'}[15].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+44.36525327970851'}[16].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.938025439629919'}[17].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.036083459251971'}[18].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.839967420007866'}[19].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+221.8961461432574'}[20].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.57266726132417'}[21].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (72938) 2002 BB21's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460541.4474057606'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(72938) 2002 BB21'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. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05059686917256218'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72938
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.88"
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