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(58668) 1997 YJ3

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(58668) 1997 YJ3

Summary

(58668) 1997 YJ3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (58668) 1997 YJ3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3 followed (58667) 1997 YS2[5].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3 was followed by (58669) 1997 YF5[6].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YJ3[9].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 VZ46[10].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 17, 1997[11].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1656557095338811'}[12].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.93'}[13].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.492363410608871'}[14].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1280.19390306986'}[15].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.56924'}[16].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+70.28498352888397'}[17].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.307375189283169'}[18].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.689605063424745'}[19].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.925145315141592'}[20].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+269.7783730714541'}[21].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+37.54300434650489'}[22].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.664'}[23].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.432'}[24].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (58668) 1997 YJ3's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460866.993540924'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(58668) 1997 YJ3'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.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.1656557095338811'}
    Follows → —
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460866.993540924'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+269.7783730714541'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(58668) 1997 وائی جے 3]]"
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