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(58601) 1997 TW18

Summary

(58601) 1997 TW18 is an asteroid[1]. (58601) 1997 TW18 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (58601) 1997 TW18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18 followed 58600 Iwamuroonsen[6].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18 was followed by (58602) 1997 TG25[7].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 TW18[10].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CL51[11].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 7, 1997[12].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1016080579317126'}[13].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.52'}[14].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.135745136989547'}[15].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1355.903780315167'}[16].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+81.8605295561542'}[17].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.397472474950763'}[18].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.641074997075247'}[19].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.15386995282628'}[20].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+68.73379017255169'}[21].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+79.0675308405881'}[22].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.11'}[23].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.362'}[24].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (58601) 1997 TW18's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460702.7001000918'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(58601) 1997 TW18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(58601) 1997 TW18 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.11'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.1016080579317126'}
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(58601) 1997 ٹی ڈبلیو 18]]"
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