(37340) 2001 RY120

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(37340) 2001 RY120

Summary

(37340) 2001 RY120 is an asteroid^[1].

Key Facts

(37340) 2001 RY120 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[2].
(37340) 2001 RY120's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[3].
(37340) 2001 RY120's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[4].
(37340) 2001 RY120's follows is recorded as (37339) 2001 RQ94^[5].
(37340) 2001 RY120's followed by is recorded as (37341) 2001 SO16^[6].
(37340) 2001 RY120's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[7].
(37340) 2001 RY120's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[8].
(37340) 2001 RY120's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 KV22^[9].
(37340) 2001 RY120's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 RY120^[10].
(37340) 2001 RY120's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-09-12T00:00:00Z^[11].
(37340) 2001 RY120's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20037340^[12].
(37340) 2001 RY120's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}^[13].
(37340) 2001 RY120's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0355622'}^[14].
(37340) 2001 RY120's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03631435998210494'}^[15].
(37340) 2001 RY120's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[16].
(37340) 2001 RY120's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.75'}^[17].
(37340) 2001 RY120's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.10313'}^[18].
(37340) 2001 RY120's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.096785765041461'}^[19].
(37340) 2001 RY120's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.55'}^[20].
(37340) 2001 RY120's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1663.292353263111'}^[21].
(37340) 2001 RY120's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+50.49329'}^[22].
(37340) 2001 RY120's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+50.41425602071084'}^[23].
(37340) 2001 RY120's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7469386'}^[24].
(37340) 2001 RY120's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7473465371247'}^[25].
(37340) 2001 RY120's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.845'}^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(37340) 2001 RY120's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[3].

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Instance of asteroid

Follows (37339) 2001 RQ94

Followed by (37341) 2001 SO16

Properties

Absolute magnitude unit: 1, amount: +14.6, unit: 1, amount: +14.75

Albedo unit: 1, amount: +0.311

Apoapsis unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2.845, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2.847114668269436

Argument of periapsis unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +300.59633, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +306.2974360122148

Diameter unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +3.142

Discoverer or inventor Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research

Epoch November 21, 2025

Imported from wholeness_audit_2026-05-02

Longitude of ascending node unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +50.49329, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +50.41425602071084

Mean anomaly unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +229.28265, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +110.2386525360925

Minor planet group asteroid belt

Orbital eccentricity unit: 1, amount: +0.04, unit: 1, amount: +0.0355622, unit: 1, amount: +0.03631435998210494

Orbital inclination unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +3.10313, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +3.096785765041461

Orbital period unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +4.55, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +1663.292353263111

Parent astronomical body Sun

Periapsis unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2.6492514, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2.647578405979964

Provisional designation 2000 KV22, 2001 RY120

Semi-major axis of an orbit unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2.7469386, unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2.7473465371247

Site of astronomical discovery Experimental Test Site

Time of discovery or invention September 12, 2001

Time of periapsis unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +2460491.1691450076

External References (4)

Google knowledge graph id /g/122p30q5

Jpl small-body database spk-id 20037340

Minor planet center body id 37340

Wolfram language entity code Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet37340Provisional2001RY120"]

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ar(37340) 2001 RY120 arz(37340) 2001 RY120 (كويكب) fr(37340) 2001 RY120 pt(37340) 2001 RY120

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — instance of (P31): asteroid. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-04-15. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — discoverer or inventor (P61): Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-04-15. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — site of astronomical discovery (P65): Experimental Test Site. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-05-03. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — follows (P155): (37339) 2001 RQ94. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — followed by (P156): (37341) 2001 SO16. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — minor planet group (P196): asteroid belt. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-04-15. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — parent astronomical body (P397): Sun. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — provisional designation (P490): 2000 KV22. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-04-15. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — provisional designation (P490): 2001 RY120. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-04-15. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — time of discovery or invention (P575): +2001-09-12T00:00:00Z. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-04-15. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID (P716): 20037340. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2024-04-15. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — orbital eccentricity (P1096): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — orbital eccentricity (P1096): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0355622'}. minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — orbital eccentricity (P1096): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03631435998210494'}. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2026-01-09. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — absolute magnitude (P1457): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}. minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — absolute magnitude (P1457): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.75'}. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2026-01-09. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — orbital inclination (P2045): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.10313'}. minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — orbital inclination (P2045): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.096785765041461'}. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2026-01-09. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — orbital period (P2146): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.55'}. minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — orbital period (P2146): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1663.292353263111'}. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2026-01-09. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — longitude of ascending node (P2213): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+50.49329'}. minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — longitude of ascending node (P2213): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+50.41425602071084'}. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2026-01-09. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — semi-major axis of an orbit (P2233): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7469386'}. minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — semi-major axis of an orbit (P2233): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7473465371247'}. JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved 2026-01-09. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 — apoapsis (P2243): {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.845'}. minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ (37340) 2001 RY120 is an instance of asteroid (Q3863) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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