Home › Entities › asteroid › (16821) 1997 VZ4

(16821) 1997 VZ4

minor planet
Place asteroid Q4541836
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

(16821) 1997 VZ4

Summary

(16821) 1997 VZ4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16821) 1997 VZ4 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4 followed (16820) 1997 VA3[6].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4 was followed by (16822) 1997 VA5[7].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 CW3[10].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VZ4[11].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 5, 1997[12].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[13].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1923550'}[14].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1919497613665069'}[15].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[16].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.38'}[17].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.31445'}[18].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.307923457905361'}[19].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}[20].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1249.660053383756'}[21].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+54.81815'}[22].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+54.74828435344707'}[23].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2689601'}[24].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.270539040280391'}[25].
  • (16821) 1997 VZ4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.705'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(16821) 1997 VZ4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

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. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). (16821) 1997 VZ4. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/16821-1997-vz4
MLA “(16821) 1997 VZ4.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/16821-1997-vz4.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_16821-1997-vz4_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(16821) 1997 VZ4}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/16821-1997-vz4}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): (16821) 1997 VZ4 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/16821-1997-vz4 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/16821-1997-vz4 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

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. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+14.2'}, {'amount': '+14.38'}
    Follows → —
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(16821) 1997 وی زیڈ 4]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.