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(29548) 1998 BC42

Summary

(29548) 1998 BC42 is an asteroid[1]. (29548) 1998 BC42 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (29548) 1998 BC42 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42 followed 29547 Yurimazzanti[6].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42 was followed by 29549 Sandrasbaragli[7].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BC42[10].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JS10[11].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 19, 1998[12].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}[13].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0192423'}[14].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01506323360647144'}[15].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}[16].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.23'}[17].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.79346'}[18].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.80158903087692'}[19].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.44'}[20].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1984.630954071805'}[21].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.295'}[22].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+118.08146'}[23].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.7579362940384'}[24].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0920916'}[25].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.090681286368896'}[26].
  • (29548) 1998 BC42's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.152'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(29548) 1998 BC42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(29548) 1998 BC42 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] ↑ . 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+118.08146'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.7579362940384'}
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Follows → 29547 Yurimazzanti
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+299.24221'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+102.489021018064'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(29548) 1998 بی سی 42]]"
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