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(63259) 2001 BS81

asteroid
Asteroid Q8227726

Facts

22 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +21
Follows
(63258) 2001 BT80[4]
Followed by
(63260) 2001 CN[5]
Absolute magnitude
13.2[13]
Apoapsis
5.355112609857029 au[18]
Argument of periapsis
178.2134813875313°[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Wolf Bickel[2]
Epoch
May 5, 2025[22]
Lagrangian point
L4-Jupiter-Sun[12]
Longitude of ascending node
8.035524045247312°[16]
Mean anomaly
330.8938482034445°[21]
Minor planet group
Jupiter trojan, Greek camp trojan asteroid[6][7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.03432820477437036[11]
Orbital inclination
2.227580078114463°[14]
Orbital period
4,302.925108682812 day[15]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
4.999652125626908 au[19]
Provisional designation
2001 BS81[9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
5.177382367741969 au[17]
Site of astronomical discovery
Bergisch Gladbach Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
January 30, 2001[10]
Time of periapsis
2,461,148.3933093958 Julian day
🏷️ Also known as
en (63259) 2001 BS81 ar الكويكب 63259 ru 2001 BS81 zh 小行星63259
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1hhzg4lsy
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20063259
Minor Planet Center body ID
63259

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Wolf Bickel
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
Jupiter trojan
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Bergisch Gladbach Observatory
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Summary

(63259) 2001 BS81 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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