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(25315) 1999 AZ8

Summary

(25315) 1999 AZ8 is an asteroid[1]. (25315) 1999 AZ8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (25315) 1999 AZ8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's follows is recorded as (25314) 1999 AK3[6].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's followed by is recorded as 25316 Comnick[7].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 AZ8[10].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 DG103[11].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-01-09T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h94pqn[13].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20025315[14].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.26'}[15].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2609761'}[16].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2618380690896316'}[17].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[18].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.84'}[19].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.15642'}[20].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.159638397020352'}[21].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.15'}[22].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1515.174762599244'}[23].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.59632'}[24].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.55737093527348'}[25].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5840037'}[26].
  • (25315) 1999 AZ8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.581722347444526'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(25315) 1999 AZ8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(25315) 1999 AZ8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (25315) 1999 AZ8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+278.44219'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+278.4559788849309'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.9096406'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.905729153064101'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.59632'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.55737093527348'}
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