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(17485) 1991 RP9

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(17485) 1991 RP9

Summary

(17485) 1991 RP9 is an asteroid[1]. (17485) 1991 RP9 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (17485) 1991 RP9 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9 followed Q143165[6].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9 was followed by 17486 Hodler[7].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RP9[10].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HM144[11].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 5, 1991[12].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1088992'}[13].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1107444327486178'}[14].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}[15].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.96'}[16].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.18135'}[17].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.16782978708444'}[18].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.02'}[19].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1466.883399827665'}[20].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50.43779'}[21].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50.37701379567234'}[22].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5282871'}[23].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.526570637317193'}[24].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.804'}[25].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.806374269346199'}[26].
  • (17485) 1991 RP9's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2529587'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(17485) 1991 RP9's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(17485) 1991 RP9 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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.

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  1. 25d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Robert H. McNaught
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.02'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1466.883399827665'}
    Follows → Q143165
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.1088992'}, {'amount': '+0.1107444327486178'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(17485) 1991 آر پی 9]]"
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