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1997 AY4

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15191812

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1997 EL23[3]
Followed by
(77211) 2001 FT21[4]
Absolute magnitude
+16.43[11]
Apoapsis
+2.513225299458824[16]
Argument of periapsis
+40.21940315779862[18]
Discoverer or inventor
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[20]
Longitude of ascending node
+99.18254463344482[14]
Mean anomaly
+103.2456843583859[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1005704951530739[10]
Orbital inclination
+6.181931391501073[12]
Orbital period
+1260.430090359332[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.053906584463376[17]
Provisional designation
2001 FQ21, 1997 AY4[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2835659419611[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 21, 2001[9]
Time of periapsis
+2460639.016757597[21]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1997 AY4 ru 2001 FQ21 zh 小行星77210
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20077210
Minor Planet Center body ID
77210

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  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 16.43
    Apoapsis → 2.513225 astronomical unit
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.283566 astronomical unit
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Absolute magnitude: 16.49"
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