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(31212) 1998 BZ8

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(31212) 1998 BZ8

Summary

(31212) 1998 BZ8 is an asteroid[1]. (31212) 1998 BZ8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (31212) 1998 BZ8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's follows is recorded as (31211) 1998 BW8[6].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's followed by is recorded as (31213) 1998 BK9[7].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BZ8[10].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JC57[11].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-01-18T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hgmmyq[13].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20031212[14].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[15].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1038586'}[16].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1010420813898989'}[17].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[18].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[19].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.78074'}[20].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.778290558738328'}[21].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.29'}[22].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1569.587051998786'}[23].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.55925'}[24].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.43438512095551'}[25].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6417161'}[26].
  • (31212) 1998 BZ8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.643167305546734'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31212) 1998 BZ8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31212) 1998 BZ8 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] ↑ . 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.

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