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(33108) 1997 YJ18

Summary

(33108) 1997 YJ18 is an asteroid[1]. (33108) 1997 YJ18 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (33108) 1997 YJ18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18 followed (33107) 1997 YL16[6].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18 was followed by (33109) 1998 AB2[7].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YJ18[10].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QU94[11].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 21, 1997[12].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}[13].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0431407'}[14].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03908782876172442'}[15].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[16].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.15'}[17].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.78780'}[18].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.787400316903115'}[19].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.88'}[20].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1782.48145676484'}[21].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+155.0'}[22].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+354.21820'}[23].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+354.00537628'}[24].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8757580'}[25].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.877074199554266'}[26].
  • (33108) 1997 YJ18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.000'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(33108) 1997 YJ18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(33108) 1997 YJ18 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (33108) 1997 YJ18 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. [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] ↑ . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+139.34741'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+344.9513976585386'}
    Followed by → —
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4.924'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(33108) 1997 وائی جے 18]]"
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