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(85480) 1997 NB8

Summary

(85480) 1997 NB8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (85480) 1997 NB8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8 followed (85479) 1997 NF3[5].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8 was followed by (85481) 1997 OG1[6].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 NB8[9].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 VD32[10].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 9, 1997[11].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2042996673925633'}[12].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.26'}[13].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.362055673731116'}[14].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1251.422578931546'}[15].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+276.5084265859228'}[16].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.272673456986826'}[17].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.736979888341141'}[18].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.808367025632511'}[19].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+68.62841501685813'}[20].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+61.98915909103984'}[21].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (85480) 1997 NB8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460785.0149074015'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(85480) 1997 NB8'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. 16w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2042996673925633'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(85480) 1997 این بی 8]]"
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