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(52631) 1997 WC21

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(52631) 1997 WC21

Summary

(52631) 1997 WC21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (52631) 1997 WC21 is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie[2].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory[4].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21 followed (52630) 1997 WL8[5].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21 was followed by (52632) 1997 WN21[6].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WC21[9].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 20, 1997[10].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3023653896961151'}[11].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.54'}[12].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.091118527543228'}[13].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1581.002362786684'}[14].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+307.649706069357'}[15].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.655967326500993'}[16].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.459039922198615'}[17].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.852894730803371'}[18].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+103.0165034652259'}[19].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+155.9008058745654'}[20].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.367'}[21].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.357'}[22].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (52631) 1997 WC21's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460315.834604311'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(52631) 1997 WC21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. 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. 2d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.459039922198615'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.852894730803371'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.3023653896961151'}
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.367'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(52631) 1997 ڈبلیو سی 21]]"
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