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(15932) 1997 XL5

Summary

(15932) 1997 XL5 is an asteroid[1]. (15932) 1997 XL5 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (15932) 1997 XL5 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's follows is recorded as (15931) 1997 WK45[7].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's followed by is recorded as (15933) 1997 YD[8].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 XL5[11].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 BF14[12].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-12-02T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7l0fs[14].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015932[15].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}[16].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0928838'}[17].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09040133893556289'}[18].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}[19].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.89'}[20].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.45101'}[21].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.448573641003833'}[22].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.21'}[23].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1537.358215338423'}[24].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.49561'}[25].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+132.17438'}[26].
  • (15932) 1997 XL5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+132.1244589550932'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15932) 1997 XL5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(15932) 1997 XL5 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (15932) 1997 XL5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (15932) 1997 XL5 is known by 3 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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 ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.21'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1537.358215338423'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+291.43019'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+291.1420013171189'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+42.14935'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+244.629796951298'}
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