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(69491) 1997 AZ5

Summary

(69491) 1997 AZ5 is an asteroid[1]. (69491) 1997 AZ5 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (69491) 1997 AZ5 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5 followed (69490) 1997 AE5[6].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5 was followed by (69492) 1997 AG7[7].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AZ5[10].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RZ146[11].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 2, 1997[12].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09384135952578383'}[13].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.37'}[14].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.704936854670489'}[15].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1263.830480282288'}[16].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+275.0325324412358'}[17].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.287671168923149'}[18].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.502349341562836'}[19].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.072992996283461'}[20].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+157.959419104621'}[21].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.9540337894338'}[22].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (69491) 1997 AZ5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460561.831342952'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(69491) 1997 AZ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(69491) 1997 AZ5 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.502349341562836'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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