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(21325) 1997 AB6

Summary

(21325) 1997 AB6 is an asteroid[1]. (21325) 1997 AB6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21325) 1997 AB6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6 followed (21324) 1997 AY5[6].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6 was followed by 21326 Nitta-machi[7].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AB6[10].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KZ14[11].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 2, 1997[12].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}[13].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0631389'}[14].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06322107837506401'}[15].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[16].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.17'}[17].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.50747'}[18].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.510868247125571'}[19].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.4'}[20].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1243.92043869796'}[21].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+292.82879'}[22].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+292.6828668532185'}[23].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2632551'}[24].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.263581406489922'}[25].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.406'}[26].
  • (21325) 1997 AB6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.406687463997959'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21325) 1997 AB6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21325) 1997 AB6 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+45.29056'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.9063321163773'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.50747'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.510868247125571'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.406'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.406687463997959'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21325) 1997 اے بی 6]]"
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