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(21374) 1997 WS22

Summary

(21374) 1997 WS22 is an asteroid[1]. (21374) 1997 WS22 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21374) 1997 WS22 is credited with the discovery of Malcolm Hartley[3].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[5].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[6].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[7].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22 followed (21373) 1997 VF6[8].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22 was followed by 21375 Fanshawe[9].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid[10].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WS22[12].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 24, 1997[13].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1205319'}[14].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1207067243431388'}[15].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.4'}[16].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.45'}[17].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.98197'}[18].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.97967415184947'}[19].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1.43'}[20].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+522.4390310111365'}[21].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.405'}[22].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.21824'}[23].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.19048545299415'}[24].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.2693947'}[25].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.269476869652829'}[26].
  • (21374) 1997 WS22's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.422'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[4], near-Earth object[5], and near-Earth asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

(21374) 1997 WS22 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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 17d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid, near-Earth object, near-Earth asteroid
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1.43'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+522.4390310111365'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.19914'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.3451373138376'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q139801978 */ #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778879174762"
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