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(23697) 1997 MK9

asteroid
Asteroid Q6164862

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +22
Follows
(23696) 1997 MV4[4]
Followed by
(23698) 1997 NA3[5]
Absolute magnitude
15.0, 15.18[14][15]
Albedo
0.212
Apoapsis
3.028 au, 3.019328891835954 au[24]
Argument of periapsis
318.77696°, 321.9135921717024°
Diameter
2.755 km
Discoverer or inventor
Spacewatch[2]
Epoch
May 5, 2025
Longitude of ascending node
179.82648°, 179.7176322400276°[20][21]
Mean anomaly
256.52348°, 79.41974242669285°
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.08, n=3)[11][12][13]
Orbital inclination
9.45937°, 9.473082829603491°[16][17]
Orbital period
4.69 year, 1,713.823294210169 day[18][19]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
2.5769769 au, 2.58609429152586 au
Provisional designation
1997 MK9, 1999 VV225[8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.8022890 au, 2.802711591680907 au[22][23]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitt Peak National Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
June 26, 1997[10]
Time of periapsis
2,460,422.4127650247 Julian day
🏷️ Also known as
en (23697) 1997 MK9 ru 1997 MK9 ru 1999 VV225 zh 小行星23697
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11f84pb12v
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20023697
Minor Planet Center body ID
23697
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet23697Provisional1997MK9"]

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Summary

(23697) 1997 MK9 is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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