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(96370) 1997 XS5

Summary

(96370) 1997 XS5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (96370) 1997 XS5 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5 followed (96369) 1997 XM2[5].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5 was followed by (96371) 1997 XC8[6].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 XS5[9].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 1, 1997[10].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1985996392274134'}[11].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.4'}[12].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.842546312946572'}[13].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1252.766820938848'}[14].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+348.9739626376968'}[15].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.274300659236947'}[16].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.725975949656074'}[17].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.822625368817821'}[18].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+339.1680783275277'}[19].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+131.8326587577262'}[20].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[21].
  • (96370) 1997 XS5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460541.734497756'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(96370) 1997 XS5'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1985996392274134'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Provisional designation → 1997 XS5
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(96370) 1997 ایکس ایس 5]]"
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