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(48835) 1997 YK18

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(48835) 1997 YK18

Summary

(48835) 1997 YK18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (48835) 1997 YK18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18 followed (48834) 1997 YZ6[5].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18 was followed by (48836) 1998 AW[6].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YK18[9].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GJ44[10].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 22, 1997[11].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08177146854346608'}[12].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.89'}[13].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.6984035661046'}[14].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1897.599296621504'}[15].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+32.0'}[16].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+146.23744118671'}[17].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.999650956488083'}[18].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.244936820317926'}[19].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.75436509265824'}[20].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+285.9609002436264'}[21].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+165.5175551970286'}[22].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (48835) 1997 YK18's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460128.03889911'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(48835) 1997 YK18'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.
  23. [24] ↑ . 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 ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Minor planet center body id → 48835
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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