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(16517) 1990 WD

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(16517) 1990 WD

Summary

(16517) 1990 WD is an asteroid[1]. (16517) 1990 WD ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (16517) 1990 WD is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's follows is recorded as 16516 Efremlevitan[6].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's followed by is recorded as 16518 Akihikoito[7].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WD[10].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 MD1[11].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-11-19T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h68362[13].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016517[14].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2180949'}[15].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.217679631219045'}[16].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[17].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.32'}[18].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.18143'}[19].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.17887719881973'}[20].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.44'}[21].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1257.351264114895'}[22].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+92.22672'}[23].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+92.19927584484466'}[24].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2787506'}[25].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.279845747185028'}[26].
  • (16517) 1990 WD's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.776'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16517) 1990 WD's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(16517) 1990 WD ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.44'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1257.351264114895'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+228.19654'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+228.3001356382904'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+144.08309'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+111.6859633212612'}
    Followed by → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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