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(21597) 1998 WA8

Summary

(21597) 1998 WA8 is an asteroid[1]. (21597) 1998 WA8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21597) 1998 WA8 is credited with the discovery of Seiji Ueda[3].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8 is credited with the discovery of Hiroshi Kaneda[4].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kushiro[6].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8 followed (21596) 1998 WG7[7].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8 was followed by (21598) 1998 WP9[8].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WA8[11].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 18, 1998[12].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}[13].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0710112'}[14].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06997185306097377'}[15].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}[16].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.47'}[17].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.26556'}[18].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.23912028388855'}[19].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.25'}[20].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1923.000367623717'}[21].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.21463'}[22].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.90092'}[23].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.81255837835415'}[24].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0201540'}[25].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.026360270110534'}[26].
  • (21597) 1998 WA8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.235'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21597) 1998 WA8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(21597) 1998 WA8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Hiroshi Kaneda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . 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. 16d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Followed by → (21598) 1998 WP9
    Follows → (21596) 1998 WG7
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21597) 1998 ڈبلیو اے 8]]"
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