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(14970) 1997 QA2

Summary

(14970) 1997 QA2 is an asteroid[1]. (14970) 1997 QA2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (14970) 1997 QA2 is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie[3].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory[5].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's follows is recorded as 14969 Willacather[6].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's followed by is recorded as (14971) 1997 QN3[7].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BA5[10].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 QA2[11].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-08-25T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7p5x7[13].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20014970[14].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0315983'}[15].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02978430825694916'}[16].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[17].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.68'}[18].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.04498'}[19].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.044944015348325'}[20].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.61'}[21].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1682.525237923187'}[22].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.10231'}[23].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.0628666232982'}[24].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7711237'}[25].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.768484567858244'}[26].
  • (14970) 1997 QA2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.859'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(14970) 1997 QA2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(14970) 1997 QA2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (14970) 1997 QA2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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. 22d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 14969 Willacather
    Follows → —
    Instance of → —
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.61'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1682.525237923187'}
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