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(15070) 1999 BK8

Summary

(15070) 1999 BK8 is an asteroid[1]. (15070) 1999 BK8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (15070) 1999 BK8 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's follows is recorded as (15069) 1999 AU21[7].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's followed by is recorded as 15071 Hallerstein[8].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 WZ[11].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 BK8[12].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-01-20T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7pxc3[14].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015070[15].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}[16].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1794990'}[17].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1792275576266133'}[18].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[19].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.21'}[20].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.55999'}[21].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.557030771276737'}[22].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.37'}[23].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1231.542281445198'}[24].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+58.03378'}[25].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+57.97603436623394'}[26].
  • (15070) 1999 BK8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2476633'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15070) 1999 BK8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(15070) 1999 BK8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (15070) 1999 BK8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (15070) 1999 BK8 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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': '+3.37'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1231.542281445198'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+322.67242'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+322.7458718122102'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90.96612'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.74936532021671'}
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