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(120739) 1997 TE26

Summary

(120739) 1997 TE26 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (120739) 1997 TE26 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's follows is recorded as (120738) 1997 TO17[5].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's followed by is recorded as (120740) 1997 UE16[6].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TE26[9].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-10-11T00:00:00Z[10].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hhvzr6[11].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20120739[12].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2157269121316842'}[13].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.42'}[14].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.104226727156129'}[15].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1365.724070071732'}[16].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+264.9200269411098'}[17].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.409034527241087'}[18].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.928728107021418'}[19].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.889340947460756'}[20].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+47.72083996859456'}[21].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+231.8572573781777'}[22].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 120739[23].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (120739) 1997 TE26's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461486.63230001'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(120739) 1997 TE26'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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. 19w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Time of discovery or invention → +1997-10-11T00:00:00Z
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
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