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(16863) 1997 YJ16

Summary

(16863) 1997 YJ16 is an asteroid[1]. (16863) 1997 YJ16 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (16863) 1997 YJ16 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16 followed (16862) 1997 YM14[7].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16 was followed by (16864) 1998 AL[8].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 EV[11].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WA14[12].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YJ16[13].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 31, 1997[14].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}[15].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1811206'}[16].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1800422435718875'}[17].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[18].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.18'}[19].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.90923'}[20].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.911470369496465'}[21].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}[22].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1277.427765828239'}[23].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.70952'}[24].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.58847567477756'}[25].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3035747'}[26].
  • (16863) 1997 YJ16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.304050267381229'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16863) 1997 YJ16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(16863) 1997 YJ16 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+37.22243'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.1441454871361'}
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+7.969'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.70952'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.58847567477756'}
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(16863) 1997 وائی جے 16]]"
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