(37750) 1997 BZ

Summary

(37750) 1997 BZ is an asteroid^[1]. (37750) 1997 BZ ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• (37750) 1997 BZ is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program^[3].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station^[5].
• (37750) 1997 BZ followed 37749 Umbertobonori^[6].
• (37750) 1997 BZ was followed by (37751) 1997 CH1^[7].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 BZ^[10].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RK206^[11].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 19, 1997^[12].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[13].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1594246'}^[14].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1600577625894022'}^[15].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[16].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.91'}^[17].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.50676'}^[18].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.50442988910784'}^[19].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.35'}^[20].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1587.063680665185'}^[21].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.15'}^[22].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+298.86466'}^[23].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+298.8367625252741'}^[24].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6632095'}^[25].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.662751374173975'}^[26].
• (37750) 1997 BZ's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.088'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(37750) 1997 BZ's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

(37750) 1997 BZ ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] (37750) 1997 BZ has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]