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(76986) 2001 BY68

Summary

(76986) 2001 BY68 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (76986) 2001 BY68 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68 followed (76985) 2001 BM68[5].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68 was followed by (76987) 2001 BE69[6].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BY68[9].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 31, 2001[10].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1505986006516448'}[11].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.96'}[12].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.273414897218843'}[13].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1370.029202153659'}[14].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+70.15297208822616'}[15].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.414094490604278'}[16].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.777653742730127'}[17].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.050535238478428'}[18].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+83.16266474806437'}[19].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+113.3397116080306'}[20].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (76986) 2001 BY68's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460169.170237037'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(76986) 2001 BY68'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d 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 → Experimental Test Site
    Imported from → —
    Follows → (76985) 2001 BM68
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.96"
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