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(12831) 1997 BS6

Summary

(12831) 1997 BS6 is an asteroid[1]. (12831) 1997 BS6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (12831) 1997 BS6 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's follows is recorded as (12830) 1997 BP1[7].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's followed by is recorded as (12832) 1997 CE1[8].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YU4[11].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 FE1[12].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 BS6[13].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-01-29T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7ngt5[15].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012831[16].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[17].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1116517'}[18].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1107285230203399'}[19].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[20].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.77'}[21].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.71496'}[22].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.71210205733994'}[23].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.33'}[24].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1217.488675858123'}[25].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.357'}[26].
  • (12831) 1997 BS6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+126.68183'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12831) 1997 BS6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(12831) 1997 BS6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (12831) 1997 BS6 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.33'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1217.488675858123'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+344.94747'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+345.1066415093718'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+145.03760'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+252.7814525178915'}
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