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(85557) 1997 YY16

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(85557) 1997 YY16

Summary

(85557) 1997 YY16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (85557) 1997 YY16 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16 followed (85556) 1997 YV16[5].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16 was followed by 85558 Tianjinshida[6].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 AG4[9].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YY16[10].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 AN5[11].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 30, 1997[12].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.161568634661699'}[13].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.27'}[14].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.382856008344979'}[15].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1267.66917416185'}[16].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+354.7283854851316'}[17].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.292301130479642'}[18].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.662665094364708'}[19].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.921937166594577'}[20].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+47.06722129508725'}[21].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.03771573059415'}[22].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (85557) 1997 YY16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460929.9411262437'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(85557) 1997 YY16'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. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20085557
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(85557) 1997 وائی وائی 16]]"
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