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(168317) 1988 RY4

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(168317) 1988 RY4

Summary

(168317) 1988 RY4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (168317) 1988 RY4 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[2].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[4].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4 followed (168316) 1982 WD[5].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4 was followed by (168318) 1989 DA[6].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RY4[9].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 TU182[10].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 2, 1988[11].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3491800897541686'}[12].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.51'}[13].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.80722657906057'}[14].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1693.716357882836'}[15].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+348.0758642862387'}[16].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.780747166691624'}[17].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.751728711940655'}[18].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.809765621442593'}[19].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.408841815266102'}[20].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.31345791902723'}[21].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (168317) 1988 RY4's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460984.910950337'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(168317) 1988 RY4'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → La Silla Observatory
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20168317
    Followed by → (168318) 1989 DA
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(168317) 1988 آر وائی 4]]"
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