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(23698) 1997 NA3

minor planet
Asteroid Q4542412

Facts

22 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +21
Follows
(23697) 1997 MK9[3]
Followed by
23699 Paulgordan[4]
Absolute magnitude
14.2, 14.3[13][14]
Albedo
0.212[31]
Apoapsis
3.328 au, 3.315892802316154 au[23][24]
Argument of periapsis
10.93963°, 11.19481073949893°[27][28]
Discoverer or inventor
Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[32]
Longitude of ascending node
268.35678°, 268.295242675652°[19][20]
Mean anomaly
320.72729°, 115.7679170849529°[29][30]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.09, n=3)[10][11][12]
Orbital inclination
2.32234°, 2.324190963731322°[15][16]
Orbital period
5.36 year, 1,955.199447848679 day[17][18]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.7975877 au, 2.804205834870557 au[25][26]
Provisional designation
1997 NA3, 1998 SO122[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
3.0630140 au, 3.060049318593355 au[21][22]
Site of astronomical discovery
Xinglong Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
July 4, 1997[9]
Time of periapsis
2,460,371.751756769 Julian day[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en (23698) 1997 NA3 ru 1997 NA3 ru 1998 SO122 zh 小行星23698
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0h941tm
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20023698
Minor Planet Center body ID
23698
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet23698Provisional1997NA3"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
23699 Paulgordan
Followed by (predecessor) 1
23699 Paulgordan
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Xinglong Station
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  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 26w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Follows → (23697) 1997 MK9
    Apoapsis → 3.328 astronomical unit, 3.315893 astronomical unit
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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