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(21345) 1997 ED3

Summary

(21345) 1997 ED3 is an asteroid[1]. (21345) 1997 ED3 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21345) 1997 ED3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3 followed (21344) 1997 EM[6].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3 was followed by 21346 Marieladislav[7].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 BB3[10].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 ED3[11].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VW87[12].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 3, 1997[13].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[14].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1169059'}[15].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1194331133092711'}[16].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[17].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.48'}[18].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.55614'}[19].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.57015948869294'}[20].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.3'}[21].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1571.366619445338'}[22].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+120.43441'}[23].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+120.3685096073851'}[24].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6457982'}[25].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.64516477620121'}[26].
  • (21345) 1997 ED3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.955'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21345) 1997 ED3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21345) 1997 ED3 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (21345) 1997 ED3 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461347.8467672686'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+120.43441'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+120.3685096073851'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21345) 1997 ای ڈی 3]]"
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