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(16833) 1997 WX21

Summary

(16833) 1997 WX21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16833) 1997 WX21 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21 followed (16832) 1997 WR21[5].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21 was followed by (16834) 1997 WU22[6].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DO3[9].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WX21[10].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 19, 1997[11].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[12].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1306359'}[13].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1316172196684124'}[14].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}[15].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}[16].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.22'}[17].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.81065'}[18].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.77554252916946'}[19].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.44'}[20].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1621.037362962068'}[21].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.91803'}[22].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.6552135924089'}[23].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7013253'}[24].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.70061742421682'}[25].
  • (16833) 1997 WX21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.054'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(16833) 1997 WX21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . 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.

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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. 16d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.91803'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.6552135924089'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+240.61312'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+242.7827540158151'}
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(16833) 1997 ڈبلیو ایکس 21]]"
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