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(21332) 1997 BX

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(21332) 1997 BX

Summary

(21332) 1997 BX is an asteroid[1]. (21332) 1997 BX has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21332) 1997 BX is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21332) 1997 BX followed Q147705[6].
  • (21332) 1997 BX was followed by (21333) 1997 BM2[7].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 WN4[10].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 BX[11].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 18, 1997[12].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[13].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1557721'}[14].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1542085615325341'}[15].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}[16].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[17].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.17'}[18].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.47565'}[19].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.474912231566384'}[20].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.7'}[21].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1352.545588135622'}[22].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.34417'}[23].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.3166692110414'}[24].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3932149'}[25].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.393512262575932'}[26].
  • (21332) 1997 BX's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.766'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21332) 1997 BX's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21332) 1997 BX 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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. 15d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.16'}, {'amount': '+0.1557721'}, {'amount': '+0.1542085615325341'}
    Follows → —
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461112.8494063513'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+303.74676'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+303.8569690627002'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21332) 1997 بی ایکس]]"
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