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(37816) 1998 BT2

Summary

(37816) 1998 BT2 is an asteroid[1]. (37816) 1998 BT2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (37816) 1998 BT2 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2 followed (37815) 1998 BK1[7].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2 was followed by (37817) 1998 BV2[8].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UR3[11].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BT2[12].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 19, 1998[13].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[14].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1380532'}[15].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1364790483954259'}[16].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}[17].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.49'}[18].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.00808'}[19].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.005589737401863'}[20].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}[21].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1328.535450540578'}[22].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.24832'}[23].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.62033'}[24].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.5433667384787'}[25].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3646338'}[26].
  • (37816) 1998 BT2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.365101664898303'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(37816) 1998 BT2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(37816) 1998 BT2 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. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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  1. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.14'}, {'amount': '+0.1380532'}, {'amount': '+0.1364790483954259'}
    Follows → —
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461350.519110894'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.16338'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.2369548989058'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(37816) 1998 بی ٹی 2]]"
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