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(31193) 1997 YP16

Summary

(31193) 1997 YP16 is an asteroid[1]. (31193) 1997 YP16 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (31193) 1997 YP16 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16 followed 31192 Aigoual[7].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16 was followed by (31194) 1997 YQ16[8].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 WR3[11].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YP16[12].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 31, 1997[13].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[14].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1383344'}[15].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1359738927704561'}[16].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[17].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.66'}[18].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.12535'}[19].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.109994855790119'}[20].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.24'}[21].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1549.897897860373'}[22].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.53172'}[23].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.2848920998713'}[24].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6196398'}[25].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.621016620408577'}[26].
  • (31193) 1997 YP16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.982'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31193) 1997 YP16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(31193) 1997 YP16 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (31193) 1997 YP16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+14.5'}, {'amount': '+14.66'}
    Followed by → (31194) 1997 YQ16
    Discoverer or inventor → Yoshisada Shimizu, Takeshi Urata
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.620'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(31193) 1997 وائی پی 16]]"
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