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(12921) 1998 WZ5

Summary

(12921) 1998 WZ5 is an asteroid[1]. (12921) 1998 WZ5 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (12921) 1998 WZ5 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's follows is recorded as (12920) 1998 VM15[7].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's followed by is recorded as (12922) 1998 WW19[8].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[9].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid[10].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 WH3[12].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 RA32[13].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WZ5[14].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-11-20T00:00:00Z[15].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7p52p[16].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012921[17].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0921408'}[18].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09310330918494421'}[19].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun[20].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.0'}[21].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.07'}[22].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.79579'}[23].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.80249162873143'}[24].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+12.01'}[25].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4381.628294086195'}[26].
  • (12921) 1998 WZ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+160.18025'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12921) 1998 WZ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(12921) 1998 WZ5 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (12921) 1998 WZ5 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (12921) 1998 WZ5 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+12.01'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4381.628294086195'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+273.23138'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+274.8453242307855'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+213.47716'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+82.28027491257818'}
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