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(23491) 1991 RX17

Summary

(23491) 1991 RX17 is an asteroid[1]. (23491) 1991 RX17 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (23491) 1991 RX17 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's follows is recorded as 23490 Monikohl[6].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's followed by is recorded as (23492) 1991 RA20[7].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PV10[10].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RX17[11].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MS46[12].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-13T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h55m3z[14].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20023491[15].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}[16].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1438146'}[17].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.144185036072613'}[18].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[19].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.19'}[20].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.37036'}[21].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.368955230360429'}[22].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}[23].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1288.311755983723'}[24].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.52588'}[25].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.435816028153'}[26].
  • (23491) 1991 RX17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3172079'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(23491) 1991 RX17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(23491) 1991 RX17 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (23491) 1991 RX17 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. 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1288.311755983723'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+148.92148'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+148.8903091047562'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.73444'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+265.9200158953768'}
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