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(79473) 1998 BX8

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(79473) 1998 BX8

Summary

(79473) 1998 BX8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (79473) 1998 BX8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8 followed 79472 Chiorny[5].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8 was followed by Q15202330[6].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QK10[9].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BX8[10].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 18, 1998[11].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06180785309901702'}[12].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.03'}[13].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.65632025572023'}[14].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1911.225073889808'}[15].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+339.6250528907637'}[16].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.013993224584613'}[17].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.200281675051171'}[18].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.827704774118055'}[19].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.0750522891676'}[20].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+134.8623302116986'}[21].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.799'}[22].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.174'}[23].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (79473) 1998 BX8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460284.5214804895'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(79473) 1998 BX8'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.06180785309901702'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.65632025572023'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.200281675051171'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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