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(27994) 1997 WM1

Summary

(27994) 1997 WM1 is an asteroid[1]. (27994) 1997 WM1 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (27994) 1997 WM1 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1 followed (27993) 1997 WK[6].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1 was followed by (27995) 1997 WL2[7].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WM1[10].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CQ116[11].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 19, 1997[12].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}[13].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0743513'}[14].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07474082789349135'}[15].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}[16].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.31'}[17].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.45413'}[18].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.465921804205074'}[19].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.36'}[20].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1955.220950092646'}[21].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+273.08438'}[22].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+272.9735310497068'}[23].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0613527'}[24].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.060071753749171'}[25].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.289'}[26].
  • (27994) 1997 WM1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.288784050037872'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(27994) 1997 WM1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(27994) 1997 WM1 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8337370'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.83135945746047'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+273.08438'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+272.9735310497068'}
    Follows → (27993) 1997 WK
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(27994) 1997 ڈبلیو ایم 1]]"
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