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(68428) 2001 RA21

Summary

(68428) 2001 RA21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68428) 2001 RA21 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21 followed Q15197075[5].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21 was followed by (68429) 2001 RW24[6].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[7].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's provisional designation is recorded as 2004 CQ128[9].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 VA7[10].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 RA21[11].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FU44[12].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 7, 2001[13].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0499918997535377'}[14].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.02'}[15].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.884181492750849'}[16].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2127.854039679532'}[17].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+332.8545055996614'}[18].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.237642841977742'}[19].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.399498758371652'}[20].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.075786925583832'}[21].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+121.6978597648518'}[22].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+235.7688285235618'}[23].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.978'}[24].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.031'}[25].
  • (68428) 2001 RA21's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(68428) 2001 RA21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

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. [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.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Experimental Test Site
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20068428
    Diameter → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Followed by → (68429) 2001 RW24
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.02"
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