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(39797) 1997 TK18

Summary

(39797) 1997 TK18 is an asteroid[1]. (39797) 1997 TK18 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (39797) 1997 TK18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18 followed (39796) 1997 TD[6].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18 was followed by (39798) 1997 TW28[7].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[8].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid[9].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TK18[11].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XB208[12].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 3, 1997[13].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0814892'}[14].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08280404027954459'}[15].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun[16].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}[17].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.34'}[18].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.98060'}[19].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.98298361112217'}[20].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.76'}[21].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4284.810414722961'}[22].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.661'}[23].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.23130'}[24].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.20232549527254'}[25].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.1706574'}[26].
  • (39797) 1997 TK18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.162841464688753'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(39797) 1997 TK18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(39797) 1997 TK18 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 10d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.23130'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.20232549527254'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.661'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+126.07809'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+126.6848437627268'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(39797) 1997 ٹی کے 18]]"
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