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(12212) 1981 QR2

Summary

(12212) 1981 QR2 is an asteroid[1]. (12212) 1981 QR2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (12212) 1981 QR2 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's follows is recorded as Q2625731[6].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's followed by is recorded as (12213) 1981 QN3[7].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 QR2[10].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FN28[11].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-08-23T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1gssd[13].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012212[14].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}[15].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2371338'}[16].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2367313839351585'}[17].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[18].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.93'}[19].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.69179'}[20].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.692578632056577'}[21].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.57'}[22].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1305.969462298422'}[23].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+346.26749'}[24].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+346.1259802649431'}[25].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3359272'}[26].
  • (12212) 1981 QR2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.338243469122872'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12212) 1981 QR2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(12212) 1981 QR2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.57'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1305.969462298422'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+323.41209'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+323.7817354526826'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+211.44518'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+153.4344654712871'}
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