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(15234) 1988 BJ5

Summary

(15234) 1988 BJ5 is an asteroid[1]. (15234) 1988 BJ5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15234) 1988 BJ5 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's follows is recorded as (15233) 1987 WU4[6].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's followed by is recorded as (15235) 1988 DA5[7].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 BJ5[10].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 OF2[11].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-01-28T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h638jf[13].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015234[14].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}[15].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0636593'}[16].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06523744332483737'}[17].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}[18].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.78'}[19].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.06661'}[20].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.04512100370038'}[21].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.46'}[22].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1630.231045404989'}[23].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+280.92173'}[24].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+280.7743066398346'}[25].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7103598'}[26].
  • (15234) 1988 BJ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.710818796644352'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15234) 1988 BJ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(15234) 1988 BJ5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (15234) 1988 BJ5 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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': '+4.46'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1630.231045404989'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+225.92483'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+229.1589658348423'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.38091'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+174.0411066847355'}
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