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(76978) 2001 BY60

Summary

(76978) 2001 BY60 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (76978) 2001 BY60 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's follows is recorded as (76977) 2001 BB60[5].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's followed by is recorded as (76979) 2001 BT61[6].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[7].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 BY60[9].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-01-29T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20076978[11].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3201257374107749'}[12].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}[13].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.88446529637783'}[14].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1210.520723338061'}[15].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.897'}[16].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+147.6920701511043'}[17].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.222879229716304'}[18].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.934480082304332'}[19].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.511278377128277'}[20].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.1749428011817'}[21].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+86.78993081374547'}[22].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11hdvdshd0[23].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 76978[24].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (76978) 2001 BY60's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460708.6638615914'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(76978) 2001 BY60'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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . 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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