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(17409) 1988 BA4

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(17409) 1988 BA4

Summary

(17409) 1988 BA4 is an asteroid[1]. (17409) 1988 BA4 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (17409) 1988 BA4 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4 followed 17408 McAdams[6].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4 was followed by 17410 Zitarrosa[7].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TN8[10].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 BA4[11].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 QF89[12].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 19, 1988[13].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0458404'}[14].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04616153050712835'}[15].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[16].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.68'}[17].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.96772'}[18].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.962878968910475'}[19].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}[20].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1278.46648222183'}[21].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.849'}[22].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+274.01779'}[23].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+273.9294408303934'}[24].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3057256'}[25].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.305299094974299'}[26].
  • (17409) 1988 BA4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.411'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(17409) 1988 BA4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(17409) 1988 BA4 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+332.59408'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+286.3897997027802'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.411'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.41171522947501'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461261.9115939713'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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