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(11157) 1998 AJ

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(11157) 1998 AJ

Summary

(11157) 1998 AJ is an asteroid[1]. (11157) 1998 AJ has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (11157) 1998 AJ is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's follows is recorded as 11156 Al-Khwarismi[7].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's followed by is recorded as 11158 Cirou[8].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's part of is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 VQ2[12].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 VU2[13].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 AJ[14].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-01-02T00:00:00Z[15].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7m70f[16].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011157[17].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}[18].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1816102'}[19].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1833810387397919'}[20].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}[21].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.28'}[22].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.10910'}[23].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.112968280087442'}[24].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.47'}[25].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1995.391252774035'}[26].
  • (11157) 1998 AJ's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+118.39348'}[27].

Body

Geography

(11157) 1998 AJ's part of is recorded as asteroid belt[10].

Designation and Status

(11157) 1998 AJ's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(11157) 1998 AJ has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (11157) 1998 AJ is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.47'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1995.391252774035'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+305.71524'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+304.9193678299903'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.55015'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+67.11652438374308'}
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    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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