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(76970) 2001 BY50

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(76970) 2001 BY50

Summary

(76970) 2001 BY50 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (76970) 2001 BY50 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50 followed (76969) 2001 BX49[5].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50 was followed by (76971) 2001 BA51[6].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BY50[9].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 WL2[10].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 28, 2001[11].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07279270150538826'}[12].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.01'}[13].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.480830216274382'}[14].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1271.518848157032'}[15].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+67.96167182137003'}[16].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.296939644375555'}[17].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.464140086284477'}[18].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.129739202466633'}[19].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.55252342244915'}[20].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+354.3116243045861'}[21].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (76970) 2001 BY50's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460620.591324756'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(76970) 2001 BY50'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. 27d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Site of astronomical discovery → Ōizumi Observatory
    Imported from → —
    Follows → (76969) 2001 BX49
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2244]]: 2.129629740568904±0.0000000045112 astronomical unit, from JPL"
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