(14951) 1996 BS2

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q19626085

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Absolute magnitude
+13.8, +13.98[13][14]
Albedo
+0.337[33]
Apoapsis
+2.693, +2.692322448442781[24][25]
Argument of periapsis
+218.25528, +218.272717730611[28][29]
Diameter
+4.794[32]
Discoverer or inventor
Takao Kobayashi[1]
Longitude of ascending node
+125.81120, +125.7918769497146[20][21]
Mean anomaly
+125.08142, +51.37170718136493[30][31]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.2015668, +0.201207119425678[11][12]
Orbital inclination
+7.48031, +7.479706911449139[15][16]
Orbital period
+3.35, +1225.637919787069[17][18]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.7893480, +1.790372342327417[26][27]
Provisional designation
1999 BD24, 1996 BS2, 1984 UQ1[7][8][9]
Rotation period
+10.9498[19]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2410742, +2.241347395385099[22][23]
Site of astronomical discovery
Ōizumi Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
January 26, 1996[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460625.602465762[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en (14951) 1996 BS2 sv 14951 1996 BS2 sv 1996 BS2 zh 小行星14951
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gk8wsb9b
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20014951
Minor Planet Center body ID
14951

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Epoch 1
Followed by 1
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Follows 1
Instance of 1
Minor planet group 1
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
Site of astronomical discovery 1
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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.
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  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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . 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 → 1.789348 astronomical unit, 1.790372 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.35 year, 1,225.63792 day
    Rotation period → 10.9498 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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