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(21078) 1991 RR16

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(21078) 1991 RR16

Summary

(21078) 1991 RR16 is an asteroid[1]. (21078) 1991 RR16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21078) 1991 RR16 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16 followed (21077) 1991 RG14[6].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16 was followed by (21079) 1991 RR17[7].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[9].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 UC6[11].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RR16[12].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WF20[13].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 15, 1991[14].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}[15].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0880835'}[16].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09909796842110585'}[17].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}[18].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.74'}[19].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.07546'}[20].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.044617757182833'}[21].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.26'}[22].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2279.03016952272'}[23].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.48041'}[24].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.14663398348356'}[25].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.3969487'}[26].
  • (21078) 1991 RR16's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.389230440021083'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21078) 1991 RR16's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21078) 1991 RR16 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (21078) 1991 RR16 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+14.807'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.09'}, {'amount': '+0.0880835'}, {'amount': '+0.09909796842110585'}
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Discoverer or inventor → Henry E. Holt
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(21078) 1991 آر آر 16]]"
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