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(14059) 1996 BB2

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q19625599

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(14058) 1996 AP15[3]
Followed by
14060 Patersonewen[4]
Absolute magnitude
+14.9, +15.09[15][16]
Albedo
+0.095, +0.087[35][36]
Apoapsis
+2.828, +2.831477883853643[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+161.26179, +161.9126210163264[30][31]
Diameter
+4.729[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Takao Kobayashi[1]
Epoch
May 5, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+318.92809, +318.8326123831229[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+76.82546, +294.1270845697861[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.17 (0.17–0.17, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+10.25070, +10.26736782196398[17][18]
Orbital period
+3.75, +1369.456209813303[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.0014501, +1.995364796036581[28][29]
Provisional designation
1996 BB2, 1994 PQ30, 1994 PR12, 1983 UA[7][8][9][10]
Rotation period
+11.9948[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4149635, +2.413421339945112[24][25]
Site of astronomical discovery
Ōizumi Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 25, 1996[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461051.0835363735[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en (14059) 1996 BB2 sv 14059 1996 BB2 sv 1996 BB2 zh 小行星14059
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11f7r5z5ds
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20014059
Minor Planet Center body ID
14059
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet14059Provisional1996BB2"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Takao Kobayashi
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Followed by 1
14060 Patersonewen
Followed by (predecessor) 1
14060 Patersonewen
Follows 1
(14058) 1996 AP15
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(14058) 1996 AP15
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Ōizumi Observatory
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.00145 astronomical unit, 1.995365 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.75 year, 1,369.45621 day
    Rotation period → 11.9948 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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