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(27972) 1997 TA18

Summary

(27972) 1997 TA18 is an asteroid[1]. (27972) 1997 TA18 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (27972) 1997 TA18 is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie[3].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory[5].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18 followed (27971) 1997 TO12[6].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18 was followed by (27973) 1997 TR25[7].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TA18[10].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 8, 1997[11].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}[12].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1797090'}[13].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1785481547468445'}[14].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[15].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[16].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.47193'}[17].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.47365665598814'}[18].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.29'}[19].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1566.390321116716'}[20].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.9415'}[21].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.35541'}[22].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.3184724698505'}[23].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6385220'}[24].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.63957724650144'}[25].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.113'}[26].
  • (27972) 1997 TA18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.110868893176029'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(27972) 1997 TA18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(27972) 1997 TA18 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 14d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461603.6076073903'}
    Instance of → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Atsushi Sugie
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.78'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(27972) 1997 ٹی اے 18]]"
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