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(12271) 1990 RC2

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(12271) 1990 RC2

Summary

(12271) 1990 RC2 is an asteroid[1]. (12271) 1990 RC2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (12271) 1990 RC2 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's follows is recorded as 12270 Bozar[6].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's followed by is recorded as Q1298293[7].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 RC2[10].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EN41[11].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KP64[12].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-14T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h52zlc[14].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012271[15].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[16].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0524872'}[17].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05119547675885785'}[18].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}[19].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.97'}[20].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.31087'}[21].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.317343091641279'}[22].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.51'}[23].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1646.182550295123'}[24].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.54'}[25].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+198.80038'}[26].
  • (12271) 1990 RC2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+198.6913554101175'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12271) 1990 RC2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(12271) 1990 RC2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (12271) 1990 RC2 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.51'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1646.182550295123'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+166.32119'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+163.5570183410074'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+116.33373'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+284.1766887115086'}
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    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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