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(15901) 1997 RY8

Summary

(15901) 1997 RY8 is an asteroid[1]. (15901) 1997 RY8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (15901) 1997 RY8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's follows is recorded as (15900) 1997 RK3[6].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's followed by is recorded as 15902 Dostál[7].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 OC1[10].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RY8[11].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-09-12T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h97zn2[13].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015901[14].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[15].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1029291'}[16].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09934362301244497'}[17].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}[18].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.44'}[19].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.55677'}[20].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.54788696965651'}[21].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.27'}[22].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1928.619977283011'}[23].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+172.12387'}[24].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+171.9016917269498'}[25].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0300886'}[26].
  • (15901) 1997 RY8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.032253384209139'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(15901) 1997 RY8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(15901) 1997 RY8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (15901) 1997 RY8 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. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.27'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1928.619977283011'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+333.42447'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+331.9017578455769'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+270.82645'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.8389741072332596'}
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