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(15900) 1997 RK3

Summary

(15900) 1997 RK3 is an asteroid[1]. (15900) 1997 RK3 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15900) 1997 RK3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's follows is recorded as 15899 Silvain[6].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's followed by is recorded as (15901) 1997 RY8[7].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TB2[10].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RK3[11].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 BO2[12].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-09-03T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h96yxl[14].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015900[15].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[16].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1328168'}[17].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1331230680133178'}[18].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[19].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.45'}[20].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.35003'}[21].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.355409790987382'}[22].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.67'}[23].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1341.225714469504'}[24].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.00782'}[25].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.95227159669635'}[26].
  • (15900) 1997 RK3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3810934'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15900) 1997 RK3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(15900) 1997 RK3 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (15900) 1997 RK3 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. Retrieved . 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. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.67'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1341.225714469504'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+262.91427'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+262.9437952404255'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+223.15320'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.471229916288'}
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