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(14538) 1997 RR8

Summary

(14538) 1997 RR8 is an asteroid[1]. (14538) 1997 RR8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (14538) 1997 RR8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's follows is recorded as 14537 Týn nad Vltavou[6].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's followed by is recorded as 14539 Clocke Roeland[7].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RR8[10].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XQ84[11].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-09-12T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h94f44[13].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20014538[14].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}[15].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0627001'}[16].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06545461028514689'}[17].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}[18].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.81'}[19].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.06248'}[20].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.04105308034207'}[21].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.15'}[22].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1881.52702338226'}[23].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+21.3706'}[24].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+193.22205'}[25].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+192.9513333409767'}[26].
  • (14538) 1997 RR8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9840461'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(14538) 1997 RR8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(14538) 1997 RR8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (14538) 1997 RR8 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. 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.15'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1881.52702338226'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+69.33339'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+74.7609176807085'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+162.08638'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+255.4450875186402'}
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