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(18372) 1991 RF16

Summary

(18372) 1991 RF16 is an asteroid[1]. (18372) 1991 RF16 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (18372) 1991 RF16 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16 followed (18371) 1991 PH10[6].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16 was followed by (18373) 1991 RQ16[7].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RF16[10].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AD21[11].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DF37[12].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 15, 1991[13].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[14].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1374044'}[15].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1356783854954413'}[16].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[17].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.33'}[18].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.06629'}[19].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.06362029323736'}[20].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.27'}[21].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1559.752702550782'}[22].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+62.83576'}[23].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+62.76721823035327'}[24].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6309039'}[25].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.632115119939843'}[26].
  • (18372) 1991 RF16's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.992'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(18372) 1991 RF16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(18372) 1991 RF16 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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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] ↑ . 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+62.83576'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+62.76721823035327'}
    Aliases → —
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2694061'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.274993990028265'}
    Follows → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(18372) 1991 آر ایف 16]]"
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