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(39746) 1997 BW

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(39746) 1997 BW

Summary

(39746) 1997 BW is an asteroid[1]. (39746) 1997 BW has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (39746) 1997 BW is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (39746) 1997 BW followed (39745) 1997 AK17[6].
  • (39746) 1997 BW was followed by (39747) 1997 BM1[7].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 BW[10].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WF163[11].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 18, 1997[12].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[13].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1554071'}[14].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1525114236276462'}[15].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[16].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.79'}[17].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.68481'}[18].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.68127298822768'}[19].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.31'}[20].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1576.454440448063'}[21].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+122.77505'}[22].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+122.7133842016341'}[23].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6488476'}[24].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.650871432069848'}[25].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.060'}[26].
  • (39746) 1997 BW's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.055159608028677'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(39746) 1997 BW's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(39746) 1997 BW 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] ↑ . 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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  1. 14d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Followed by → (39747) 1997 BM1
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.06559'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+283.3305168664435'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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