(173179) 1997 TL24

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(173179) 1997 TL24

Summary

(173179) 1997 TL24 is an asteroid[1]. (173179) 1997 TL24 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (173179) 1997 TL24 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24 followed (173178) 1997 TY10[6].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24 was followed by (173180) 1997 UP17[7].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TL24[10].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's provisional designation is recorded as 2004 XX107[11].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 6, 1997[12].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2595889606866236'}[13].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.1'}[14].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.965781384812325'}[15].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1257.785869341561'}[16].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+32.10075095512403'}[17].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.280371071509955'}[18].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.872330227943066'}[19].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.688411915076844'}[20].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.380423639101321'}[21].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+59.23735084507685'}[22].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (173179) 1997 TL24's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460793.5336032496'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(173179) 1997 TL24's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(173179) 1997 TL24 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . 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. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 18w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Discoverer or inventor Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Minor planet group asteroid belt
    Semi-major axis of an orbit {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(173179) 1997 ٹی ایل 24]]"
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