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(76991) 2001 BJ72

Summary

(76991) 2001 BJ72 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (76991) 2001 BJ72 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72 followed (76990) 2001 BO70[5].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72 was followed by (76992) 2001 BR72[6].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BJ72[9].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AM176[10].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 31, 2001[11].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1915836490402505'}[12].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.34'}[13].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.00492210485116'}[14].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1475.280516847091'}[15].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+133.4300669362952'}[16].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.536203631560324'}[17].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.022098778003786'}[18].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.050308485116862'}[19].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+185.568886097636'}[20].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+156.7660501833857'}[21].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+7.519'}[22].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.051'}[23].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (76991) 2001 BJ72's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459958.0725012817'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(76991) 2001 BJ72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. 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
    Albedo → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.051'}
    Imported from → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2233]]: 2.536203631560324±0.00000000053909 astronomical unit"
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