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(15405) 1997 WJ7

Summary

(15405) 1997 WJ7 is an asteroid[1]. (15405) 1997 WJ7 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15405) 1997 WJ7 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's follows is recorded as (15404) 1997 VE8[7].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's followed by is recorded as 15406 Bleibtreu[8].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VZ10[11].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 PM4[12].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WJ7[13].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-19T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7lcjh[15].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015405[16].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}[17].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2042226'}[18].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2046754982335207'}[19].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[20].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.67'}[21].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.02108'}[22].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.025732453634465'}[23].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.52'}[24].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1649.091666837107'}[25].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+264.04481'}[26].
  • (15405) 1997 WJ7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+263.8891644088889'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15405) 1997 WJ7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(15405) 1997 WJ7 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (15405) 1997 WJ7 is known by 4 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . 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': '+4.52'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1649.091666837107'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90.96980'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.64395394913815'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+224.73982'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.1582035077471'}
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