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(7977) 1977 QQ5

Summary

(7977) 1977 QQ5 is an asteroid[1]. (7977) 1977 QQ5 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (7977) 1977 QQ5 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[5].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[6].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[7].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's follows is recorded as 7976 Pinigin[8].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's followed by is recorded as 7978 Niknesterov[9].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid[10].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 QQ5[12].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-08-21T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6kkkm[14].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007977[15].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[16].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.47'}[17].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4666616'}[18].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4662169270617139'}[19].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}[20].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.15'}[21].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.16418'}[22].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.16607826377792'}[23].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.32'}[24].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1212.709523760576'}[25].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.456'}[26].
  • (7977) 1977 QQ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+134.19404'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[4], near-Earth object[5], and near-Earth asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

(7977) 1977 QQ5 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Minor Planet Center 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Siding Spring Observatory
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2254690'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.225557952374886'}
    Instance of → asteroid, near-Earth object, near-Earth asteroid
    Asteroid spectral type → S-type asteroid
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