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(373393) 1972 RB

Summary

(373393) 1972 RB is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (373393) 1972 RB is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels[2].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[4].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid[6].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[7].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RB[8].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1972-09-16T00:00:00Z[9].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20373393[10].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.4875204578921086'}[11].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+19.18'}[12].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.252836822916857'}[13].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1148.9246114863'}[14].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+177.0648512519477'}[15].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.146818869580168'}[16].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.193436987889311'}[17].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.100200751271026'}[18].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+153.0020670816934'}[19].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+266.8522825696768'}[20].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1yh7_y41d[21].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet373393Provisional1972RB"][22].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 373393[23].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's epoch is recorded as May 5, 2025[24].
  • (373393) 1972 RB's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461097.7769584986'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[3] and near-Earth object[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . 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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