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(29459) 1997 SO16

Summary

(29459) 1997 SO16 is an asteroid[1]. (29459) 1997 SO16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (29459) 1997 SO16 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16 followed Q596601[6].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16 was followed by (29460) 1997 SR31[7].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 SO16[10].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 JT24[11].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 29, 1997[12].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[13].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1281354'}[14].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1264836327734702'}[15].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[16].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.26'}[17].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.89092'}[18].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.886421765479349'}[19].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.85'}[20].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1409.564642841732'}[21].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.08148'}[22].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.937946496440235'}[23].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4575981'}[24].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.460316884468901'}[25].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.773'}[26].
  • (29459) 1997 SO16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.771506701790434'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(29459) 1997 SO16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(29459) 1997 SO16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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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. 29d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Instance of → —
    Follows → Q596601
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