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7812 Billward

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q221042

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
7811 Zhaojiuzhang[4]
Followed by
7813 Anderserikson[5]
Absolute magnitude
12.9 (12.7–12.9, n=3)[15][16][17]
Albedo
+0.056[35]
Apoapsis
+3.422, +3.417312672523538[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+202.06361, +203.1815168640571[30][31]
Diameter
+16.889[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+232.19183, +231.8776491387121[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+133.53645, +280.8028532261868[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
William Ward[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.23 (0.23–0.23, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+16.19636, +16.13991161714351[18][19]
Orbital period
+4.65, +1698.946064651683[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1472956, +2.155623969270966[28][29]
Provisional designation
1984 UT, 2017 UV86[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7845663, +2.786468320897252[24][25]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 26, 1984[10]
Time of periapsis
+2461374.2546690083[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 7812 Billward en Billward de 1984 UT de (7812) Billward fa سیارک ۷۸۱۲ ru 1984 UT ru (7812) 1984 UT ru Billward uk 7812 Біллворд zh 小行星7812
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y0_qv
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20007812
Minor Planet Center body ID
7812

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Edward L. G. Bowell
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
7813 Anderserikson
Followed by (predecessor) 1
7813 Anderserikson
Follows 1
7811 Zhaojiuzhang
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
7811 Zhaojiuzhang
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Anderson Mesa Station
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Edward L. G. Bowell

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 16.19636 degree, 16.139912 degree
    Apoapsis → 3.422 astronomical unit, 3.417313 astronomical unit
    Discoverer or inventor → Edward L. G. Bowell
    Site of astronomical discovery → Anderson Mesa Station
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