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(79464) 1997 YW16

Summary

(79464) 1997 YW16 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (79464) 1997 YW16 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16 followed Q15202320[5].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16 was followed by Q15202321[6].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 VW[9].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 YW16[10].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 29, 1997[11].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2470791904945053'}[12].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.27'}[13].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.60546781971873'}[14].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2004.925038451682'}[15].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+102.5743760438356'}[16].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.111714964681013'}[17].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.880554979204037'}[18].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.34287495015799'}[19].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+279.1570019085711'}[20].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+82.92570474976804'}[21].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.253'}[22].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.122'}[23].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (79464) 1997 YW16's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460538.667161711'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(79464) 1997 YW16'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+82.92570474976804'}
    Follows → Q15202320
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(79464) 1997 وائی ڈبلیو 16]]"
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