2020 BE102

Summary

2020 BE102 is a trans-Neptunian object^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2020 BE102 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• 2020 BE102 is credited with the discovery of David J. Tholen^[4].
• 2020 BE102 is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo^[5].
• 2020 BE102's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[6].
• 2020 BE102's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 2020 BE102's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[8].
• 2020 BE102's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[9].
• 2020 BE102's minor planet group is recorded as scattered disc^[10].
• 2020 BE102's minor planet group is recorded as distant minor planet^[11].
• 2020 BE102's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2020 BE102's provisional designation is recorded as 2020 BE102^[13].
• 2020 BE102's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2020-01-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2020 BE102's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 54281065^[15].
• 2020 BE102's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5612'}^[16].
• 2020 BE102's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5612327687101205'}^[17].
• 2020 BE102's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.12'}^[18].
• 2020 BE102's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.16'}^[19].
• 2020 BE102's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.410615776495479'}^[20].
• 2020 BE102's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+236762.6722244757'}^[21].
• 2020 BE102's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.84132304618344'}^[22].
• 2020 BE102's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+74.899089349058'}^[23].
• 2020 BE102's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+116.9349126382965'}^[24].
• 2020 BE102's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+32.86326605981948'}^[25].
• 2020 BE102's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+268.4179776626133'}^[26].
• 2020 BE102's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+227.1807683208532'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1977^[29], of United States^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; David J. Tholen^[4], an astronomer^[32], b. 1955^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Harold C. Urey Prize^[35]; and Chadwick Trujillo^[5], an astronomer^[36], b. 1973^[37], of United States^[38], specialised in planetary science^[39].

Why It Matters

2020 BE102 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]