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(12730) 1991 RU8

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(12730) 1991 RU8

Summary

(12730) 1991 RU8 is an asteroid[1]. (12730) 1991 RU8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (12730) 1991 RU8 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's follows is recorded as 12729 Berger[6].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's followed by is recorded as (12731) 1991 RW12[7].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RU8[10].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EW35[11].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-11T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h52d0l[13].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012730[14].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[15].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1923548'}[16].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1914841413179336'}[17].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[18].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.73'}[19].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.89849'}[20].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.897814461420054'}[21].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.71'}[22].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1356.58007389265'}[23].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.297'}[24].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.91565'}[25].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.874796126815849'}[26].
  • (12730) 1991 RU8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3971395'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12730) 1991 RU8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(12730) 1991 RU8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (12730) 1991 RU8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (12730) 1991 RU8 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → —
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.221'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.9360381'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.939039014209666'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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