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(26978) 1997 UZ4

Summary

(26978) 1997 UZ4 is an asteroid[1]. (26978) 1997 UZ4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26978) 1997 UZ4 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4 followed (26977) 1997 US3[6].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4 was followed by (26979) 1997 UR9[7].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 VQ[10].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 UZ4[11].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GY44[12].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 20, 1997[13].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}[14].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1965849'}[15].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1979345719022394'}[16].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}[17].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.32'}[18].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.18856'}[19].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.186714550409815'}[20].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.45'}[21].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1988.431377360552'}[22].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+46.64803'}[23].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+46.595276488135'}[24].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0979621'}[25].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.09462564742532'}[26].
  • (26978) 1997 UZ4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.707'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26978) 1997 UZ4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(26978) 1997 UZ4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (26978) 1997 UZ4 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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. 16d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+7.998'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.707'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.707159050146141'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460517.022452483'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(26978) 1997 یو زیڈ 4]]"
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