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(58617) 1997 UC21

Summary

(58617) 1997 UC21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (58617) 1997 UC21 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21 followed (58616) 1997 UT17[5].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21 was followed by (58618) 1997 UU21[6].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 UC21[9].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 TO40[10].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 31, 1997[11].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1305937745239474'}[12].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.19'}[13].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.022214480259903'}[14].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1340.634736127068'}[15].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.97888439069045'}[16].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.379439648804936'}[17].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.690179653794308'}[18].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.068699643815563'}[19].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.0313443470178'}[20].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+253.7878015472574'}[21].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (58617) 1997 UC21's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461396.0326740174'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(58617) 1997 UC21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.690179653794308'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461396.0326740174'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(58617) 1997 یو سی 21]]"
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