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(48806) 1997 UB21

Summary

(48806) 1997 UB21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (48806) 1997 UB21 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21 followed (48805) 1997 UY13[5].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21 was followed by 48807 Takahata[6].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 UB21[9].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CA79[10].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 30, 1997[11].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1559074648106195'}[12].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.57'}[13].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.23946203578553'}[14].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2020.385473308162'}[15].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+155.5891398708488'}[16].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.127691238874749'}[17].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.615321650638097'}[18].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.640060827111402'}[19].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+293.3832136584003'}[20].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+346.8175661801616'}[21].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (48806) 1997 UB21's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461074.48221609'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(48806) 1997 UB21'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. 18w ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Minor planet center body id → 48806
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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