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(39826) 1998 BY2

Summary

(39826) 1998 BY2 is an asteroid[1]. (39826) 1998 BY2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (39826) 1998 BY2 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2 followed (39825) 1998 BP2[7].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2 was followed by (39827) 1998 BA3[8].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TW41[11].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UH9[12].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BY2[13].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 19, 1998[14].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[15].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1018883'}[16].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1024463515832094'}[17].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[18].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.96'}[19].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.91511'}[20].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.913377935601776'}[21].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}[22].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1239.180685151602'}[23].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.99896'}[24].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.836342844713966'}[25].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2582201'}[26].
  • (39826) 1998 BY2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.257827746460777'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(39826) 1998 BY2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(39826) 1998 BY2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (39826) 1998 BY2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.424'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.91511'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.913377935601776'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.488'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.489133961589023'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Yoshisada Shimizu, Takeshi Urata
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(39826) 1998 بی وائی 2]]"
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