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(33042) 1997 TU18

Summary

(33042) 1997 TU18 is an asteroid[1]. (33042) 1997 TU18 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (33042) 1997 TU18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18 followed (33041) 1997 TG17[6].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18 was followed by (33043) 1997 TC23[7].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 BW1[10].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TU18[11].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 6, 1997[12].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[13].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1932844'}[14].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1929342532267978'}[15].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[16].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.82'}[17].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.69092'}[18].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.694801736603317'}[19].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.34'}[20].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1219.288784344532'}[21].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.06902'}[22].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+176.9093808074057'}[23].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2336740'}[24].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.233600173720351'}[25].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.665'}[26].
  • (33042) 1997 TU18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.664538155244332'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(33042) 1997 TU18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(33042) 1997 TU18 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. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Followed by → (33043) 1997 TC23
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