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(43797) 1991 AF2

Summary

(43797) 1991 AF2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (43797) 1991 AF2 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2 followed (43796) 1991 AS1[5].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2 was followed by (43798) 1991 GW8[6].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 AF2[9].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QW51[10].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 7, 1991[11].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1630100603953316'}[12].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.55'}[13].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.22294552335664'}[14].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1549.108803139371'}[15].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+184.7008269981754'}[16].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.62012692484862'}[17].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.047233973111628'}[18].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.193019876585612'}[19].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+246.5424063077957'}[20].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+84.71751967769696'}[21].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (43797) 1991 AF2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460635.9537346866'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(43797) 1991 AF2'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Site of astronomical discovery → Siding Spring Observatory
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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