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(12731) 1991 RW12

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(12731) 1991 RW12

Summary

(12731) 1991 RW12 is an asteroid[1]. (12731) 1991 RW12 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (12731) 1991 RW12 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's follows is recorded as (12730) 1991 RU8[6].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's followed by is recorded as (12732) 1991 TN[7].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 PK1[10].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SO9[11].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RW12[12].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MG26[13].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-10T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7mq0f[15].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012731[16].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[17].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0479488'}[18].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04820894128825082'}[19].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[20].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}[21].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.73944'}[22].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.743635232466327'}[23].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.77'}[24].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1375.772211132279'}[25].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8.807'}[26].
  • (12731) 1991 RW12's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.87492'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12731) 1991 RW12's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(12731) 1991 RW12 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (12731) 1991 RW12 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (12731) 1991 RW12 is known by 5 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 22w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → —
    Albedo → {'amount': '+0.188'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3053835'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.304130245156357'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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