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(31111) 1997 PN5

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(31111) 1997 PN5

Summary

(31111) 1997 PN5 is an asteroid[1]. (31111) 1997 PN5 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (31111) 1997 PN5 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5 followed 31110 Clapas[7].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5 was followed by (31112) 1997 PQ5[8].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 PN5[11].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 11, 1997[12].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[13].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1939690'}[14].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1950472242289508'}[15].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[16].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.54'}[17].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.12703'}[18].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.13344614622179'}[19].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.24'}[20].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1548.873131393899'}[21].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+292.98182'}[22].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+292.9082805843567'}[23].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6211439'}[24].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.619861178271238'}[25].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.130'}[26].
  • (31111) 1997 PN5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.130857828958232'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31111) 1997 PN5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(31111) 1997 PN5 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (31111) 1997 PN5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 31110 Clapas
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+292.98182'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+292.9082805843567'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+94.30562'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+94.14488263353864'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(31111) 1997 پی این 5]]"
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