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(85544) 1997 WJ50

Summary

(85544) 1997 WJ50 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (85544) 1997 WJ50 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50 followed (85543) 1997 WP46[5].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50 was followed by (85545) 1997 WL55[6].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WJ50[9].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QX226[10].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 28, 1997[11].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07139559694358807'}[12].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.46'}[13].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.681310789734972'}[14].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1642.706410682817'}[15].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+229.0914645405945'}[16].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.724630936191747'}[17].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.919157588332124'}[18].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.53010428405137'}[19].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+190.6000988165737'}[20].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+73.94824283599944'}[21].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.606'}[22].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.053'}[23].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (85544) 1997 WJ50's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460663.0687428736'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(85544) 1997 WJ50'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.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → (85545) 1997 WL55
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Follows → (85543) 1997 WP46
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(85544) 1997 ڈبلیو جے 50]]"
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