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(15942) 1997 YZ16

Summary

(15942) 1997 YZ16 is an asteroid[1]. (15942) 1997 YZ16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15942) 1997 YZ16 is credited with the discovery of Seiji Ueda[3].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16 is credited with the discovery of Hiroshi Kaneda[4].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kushiro[6].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's follows is recorded as 15941 Stevegauthier[7].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's followed by is recorded as (15943) 1998 AZ[8].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 RA6[11].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TK2[12].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 ER8[13].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YZ16[14].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-12-23T00:00:00Z[15].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h3ln7k[16].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015942[17].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[18].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1161080'}[19].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1171679928540896'}[20].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[21].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.15'}[22].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.47215'}[23].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.473514359914057'}[24].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.8'}[25].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1385.752087226034'}[26].
  • (15942) 1997 YZ16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.74441'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15942) 1997 YZ16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(15942) 1997 YZ16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (15942) 1997 YZ16 is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Hiroshi Kaneda

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.8'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1385.752087226034'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+261.21299'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+261.3899790609523'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+156.87595'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+163.9837340711941'}
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