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(63257) 2001 BJ79

asteroid
Asteroid Q8227722

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(63256) 2001 BY77[4]
Followed by
(63258) 2001 BT80[5]
Absolute magnitude
12.45[13]
Albedo
0.137[23]
Apoapsis
5.538608875290853 au[18]
Argument of periapsis
303.4260807372139°[20]
Diameter
14.305 km[22]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2]
Epoch
May 5, 2025
Lagrangian point
L4-Jupiter-Sun[12]
Longitude of ascending node
131.7501891663135°[16]
Mean anomaly
70.99457591401398°[21]
Minor planet group
Jupiter trojan, Greek camp trojan asteroid[6][7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.06349112195367286[11]
Orbital inclination
12.8030437002823°[14]
Orbital period
4,341.088799368017 day[15]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
4.877291663899774 au[19]
Provisional designation
2001 BJ79[9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
5.207950269595313 au[17]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[3]
Time of discovery or invention
January 21, 2001[10]
Time of periapsis
2,459,944.4062268995 Julian day
🏷️ Also known as
en (63257) 2001 BJ79 ar الكويكب 63257 ru 2001 BJ79 zh 小行星63257
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1hhzghqmy
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20063257
Minor Planet Center body ID
63257

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
Jupiter trojan
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
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Summary

(63257) 2001 BJ79 is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. 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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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