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(21324) 1997 AY5

Summary

(21324) 1997 AY5 is an asteroid[1]. (21324) 1997 AY5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21324) 1997 AY5 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5 followed (21323) 1997 AZ3[6].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5 was followed by (21325) 1997 AB6[7].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AY5[10].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 LZ6[11].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 2, 1997[12].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[13].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1501470'}[14].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1528257139081105'}[15].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}[16].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.49'}[17].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.90643'}[18].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.910460069944222'}[19].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.11'}[20].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1498.360221003853'}[21].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+276.73836'}[22].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+276.696947443678'}[23].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5651625'}[24].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.562586527500942'}[25].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.950'}[26].
  • (21324) 1997 AY5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.954215643017579'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21324) 1997 AY5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21324) 1997 AY5 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. 12d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1800110'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.170957411984305'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461036.446869224'}
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.645'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21324) 1997 اے وائی 5]]"
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