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(21274) 1996 SG4

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(21274) 1996 SG4

Summary

(21274) 1996 SG4 is an asteroid[1]. (21274) 1996 SG4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21274) 1996 SG4 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4 followed (21273) 1996 SW2[6].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4 was followed by 21275 Tosiyasu[7].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 YS1[10].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 SG4[11].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 19, 1996[12].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}[13].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2086134'}[14].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2087895309866289'}[15].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[16].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.33'}[17].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.09762'}[18].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.098591768057301'}[19].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.14'}[20].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1511.803094672959'}[21].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+273.94460'}[22].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+273.830336338795'}[23].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5783367'}[24].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.577890911745209'}[25].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.116'}[26].
  • (21274) 1996 SG4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.116127546143185'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21274) 1996 SG4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21274) 1996 SG4 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. [4] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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. 2d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.116'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.116127546143185'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461072.5040197484'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21274) 1996 ایس جی 4]]"
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