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(58688) 1998 BJ4

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(58688) 1998 BJ4

Summary

(58688) 1998 BJ4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (58688) 1998 BJ4 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4 followed (58687) 1998 BJ3[6].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4 was followed by (58689) 1998 BY9[7].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 QL2[10].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BJ4[11].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 21, 1998[12].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.279899233887944'}[13].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.76'}[14].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.54747901215852'}[15].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1656.821486910566'}[16].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+20.789'}[17].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+314.4884282054549'}[18].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.740216397809985'}[19].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.507200868244182'}[20].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.973231927375789'}[21].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+140.3608282291691'}[22].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+69.85889859692227'}[23].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+10.185'}[24].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.058'}[25].
  • (58688) 1998 BJ4's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(58688) 1998 BJ4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.973231927375789'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+314.4884282054549'}
    Follows → (58687) 1998 BJ3
    Aliases → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(58688) 1998 بی جے 4]]"
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