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(13072) 1991 RS8

Summary

(13072) 1991 RS8 is an asteroid[1]. (13072) 1991 RS8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (13072) 1991 RS8 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's follows is recorded as (13071) 1991 RT5[6].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's followed by is recorded as (13073) 1991 RE15[7].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BR7[10].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 WZ4[11].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RS8[12].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-11T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h54jq4[14].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20013072[15].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[16].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1062296'}[17].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1064279361257565'}[18].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[19].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.15'}[20].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.28896'}[21].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.282640637488287'}[22].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.57'}[23].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1305.012199860649'}[24].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+352.34787'}[25].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+352.1869783224691'}[26].
  • (13072) 1991 RS8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3372633'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(13072) 1991 RS8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(13072) 1991 RS8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (13072) 1991 RS8 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. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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 inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.28896'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.282640637488287'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.586'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.585833530107132'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Site of astronomical discovery → Palomar Observatory
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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