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(48462) 1991 RT6

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(48462) 1991 RT6

Summary

(48462) 1991 RT6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (48462) 1991 RT6 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6 followed 48461 Sabrinamaricia[5].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6 was followed by (48463) 1991 RH14[6].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RT6[9].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AK63[10].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 3, 1991[11].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08504912942756022'}[12].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.92'}[13].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+20.22877246807217'}[14].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2062.937381861944'}[15].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+320.7943117101164'}[16].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.171453970195135'}[17].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.44118336937981'}[18].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.901724571010459'}[19].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+277.5528328291543'}[20].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+108.4746579129505'}[21].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+15.366'}[22].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.082'}[23].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (48462) 1991 RT6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460378.898814463'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(48462) 1991 RT6'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.
  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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  1. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Freebase id → /m/0h64cl9
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(48462) 1991 آر ٹی 6]]"
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