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(13215) 1997 JT16

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(13215) 1997 JT16

Summary

(13215) 1997 JT16 is an asteroid[1]. (13215) 1997 JT16 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (13215) 1997 JT16 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's follows is recorded as Q374240[6].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's followed by is recorded as (13216) 1997 LH4[7].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 WW4[10].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 JT16[11].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-05-03T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h958yp[13].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20013215[14].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[15].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1386368'}[16].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1340742921593999'}[17].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[18].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}[19].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.97057'}[20].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.98686685086262'}[21].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.42'}[22].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1982.005299739627'}[23].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.44122'}[24].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.30727397206559'}[25].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0864500'}[26].
  • (13215) 1997 JT16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.087954716942086'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(13215) 1997 JT16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(13215) 1997 JT16 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (13215) 1997 JT16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (13215) 1997 JT16 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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 ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.44122'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.30727397206559'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0864500'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.087954716942086'}
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.113'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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