(21227) 1995 QS

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(21227) 1995 QS

Summary

(21227) 1995 QS is an asteroid[1]. (21227) 1995 QS has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21227) 1995 QS is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (21227) 1995 QS is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (21227) 1995 QS followed (21226) 1995 ON6[7].
  • (21227) 1995 QS was followed by (21228) 1995 SC[8].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 QS[11].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 16, 1995[12].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[13].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1587157'}[14].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1596832553363769'}[15].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[16].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.69'}[17].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.17527'}[18].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.17621026309548'}[19].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.37'}[20].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1232.335108279676'}[21].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.05568'}[22].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.01445245050005'}[23].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2498087'}[24].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.249504828315847'}[25].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.607'}[26].
  • (21227) 1995 QS's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.608713082196219'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21227) 1995 QS's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(21227) 1995 QS has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor Yoshisada Shimizu, Takeshi Urata
    Apoapsis {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.607'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.608713082196219'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2498087'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.249504828315847'}
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