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(58699) 1998 BK42

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(58699) 1998 BK42

Summary

(58699) 1998 BK42 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (58699) 1998 BK42 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42 followed (58698) 1998 BE31[5].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42 was followed by (58700) 1998 BQ42[6].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BK42[9].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QV296[10].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 26, 1998[11].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1618960087753843'}[12].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.93'}[13].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.13100134271699'}[14].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1426.052169653318'}[15].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.366'}[16].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.05979016308058'}[17].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.479465051612753'}[18].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.88088054736691'}[19].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.078049555858597'}[20].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+352.8535209896376'}[21].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+41.71288051088606'}[22].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.587'}[23].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.348'}[24].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (58699) 1998 BK42's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460835.2646006807'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(58699) 1998 BK42's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.348'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(58699) 1998 بی کے 42]]"
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