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(23637) 1997 AM6

Summary

(23637) 1997 AM6 is an asteroid[1]. (23637) 1997 AM6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (23637) 1997 AM6 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6 followed (23636) 1997 AJ4[6].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6 was followed by 23638 Nagano[7].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AM6[10].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MS4[11].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 TY96[12].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 4, 1997[13].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0829463'}[14].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08347215454795001'}[15].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}[16].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.58'}[17].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.85047'}[18].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.854721492461094'}[19].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}[20].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1278.455035048895'}[21].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+101.36602'}[22].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+101.3291964073933'}[23].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3063396'}[24].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.305285334114625'}[25].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.498'}[26].
  • (23637) 1997 AM6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.497712467800964'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(23637) 1997 AM6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(23637) 1997 AM6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (23637) 1997 AM6 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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. 20d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → 23638 Nagano
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+101.36602'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+101.3291964073933'}
    Aliases → —
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.85047'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.854721492461094'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(23637) 1997 اے ایم 6]]"
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