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(21242) 1995 WZ41

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(21242) 1995 WZ41

Summary

(21242) 1995 WZ41 is an asteroid[1]. (21242) 1995 WZ41 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21242) 1995 WZ41 is credited with the discovery of Seiji Ueda[3].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41 is credited with the discovery of Hiroshi Kaneda[4].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kushiro[6].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41 followed (21241) 1995 WN33[7].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41 was followed by (21243) 1995 XG1[8].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 WZ41[11].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MR5[12].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 25, 1995[13].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.28'}[14].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2825179'}[15].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2814871426217551'}[16].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[17].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.68'}[18].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.43526'}[19].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.42280985672937'}[20].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.58'}[21].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1307.588715183866'}[22].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.4535'}[23].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+236.90695'}[24].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+236.8592608687175'}[25].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3398128'}[26].
  • (21242) 1995 WZ41's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.340175839730102'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21242) 1995 WZ41's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(21242) 1995 WZ41 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Hiroshi Kaneda

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Seiji Ueda, Hiroshi Kaneda
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.58'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1307.588715183866'}
    Follows → (21241) 1995 WN33
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.28'}, {'amount': '+0.2825179'}, {'amount': '+0.2814871426217551'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21242) 1995 ڈبلیو زیڈ 41]]"
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