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(12821) 1996 RG1

Summary

(12821) 1996 RG1 is an asteroid[1]. (12821) 1996 RG1 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (12821) 1996 RG1 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's follows is recorded as 12820 Robinwilliams[6].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's followed by is recorded as (12822) 1996 XD1[7].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 CW1[10].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 RG1[11].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-09-10T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h986wd[13].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012821[14].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[15].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1652537'}[16].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1649675969511054'}[17].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[18].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.63'}[19].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.74742'}[20].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.747501557680315'}[21].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.22'}[22].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1176.563969427845'}[23].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.95987'}[24].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.92669975307548'}[25].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1810578'}[26].
  • (12821) 1996 RG1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.181112559183671'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12821) 1996 RG1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(12821) 1996 RG1 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (12821) 1996 RG1 is known by 3 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.22'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1176.563969427845'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.61328'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.56891972952102'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.71892'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.13591489775031'}
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