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(16784) 1996 YD2

Summary

(16784) 1996 YD2 is an asteroid[1]. (16784) 1996 YD2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (16784) 1996 YD2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's follows is recorded as 16783 Bychkov[6].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's followed by is recorded as (16785) 1997 AL1[7].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 JA1[10].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 VK5[11].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 YD2[12].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-22T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h9651g[14].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016784[15].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[16].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1003170'}[17].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09777521910920159'}[18].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}[19].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.73'}[20].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.18958'}[21].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.22609952184408'}[22].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.29'}[23].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1932.288031959538'}[24].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.98611'}[25].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.609560623521994'}[26].
  • (16784) 1996 YD2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0347833'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16784) 1996 YD2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(16784) 1996 YD2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.29'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1932.288031959538'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+107.81247'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+112.1747723135372'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.80289'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+155.4584652648321'}
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