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(21595) 1998 WJ5

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(21595) 1998 WJ5

Summary

(21595) 1998 WJ5 is an asteroid[1]. (21595) 1998 WJ5 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21595) 1998 WJ5 is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey[3].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station[5].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5 followed (21594) 1998 VP31[6].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5 was followed by (21596) 1998 WG7[7].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[8].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid[9].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WJ5[11].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AF166[12].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 18, 1998[13].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1348322'}[14].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1350087532247774'}[15].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun[16].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.7'}[17].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.78'}[18].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.05856'}[19].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.04820007876505'}[20].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.88'}[21].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4348.601569988599'}[22].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+144.00478'}[23].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+144.0163556964133'}[24].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.2065137'}[25].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.213957189495329'}[26].
  • (21595) 1998 WJ5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.909'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21595) 1998 WJ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21595) 1998 WJ5 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (21595) 1998 WJ5 is known by 5 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+257.72406'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+258.9933588386171'}
    Minor planet group → Jupiter trojan, Greek camp trojan asteroid
    Site of astronomical discovery → Catalina Station
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+144.00478'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+144.0163556964133'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21595) 1998 ڈبلیو جے 5]]"
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