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(26116) 1991 RW17

Summary

(26116) 1991 RW17 is an asteroid[1]. (26116) 1991 RW17 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26116) 1991 RW17 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's follows is recorded as (26115) 1991 RG17[6].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's followed by is recorded as (26117) 1991 RX21[7].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RW17[10].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SC22[11].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-13T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h53sq9[13].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026116[14].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}[15].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0757627'}[16].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07621271376351636'}[17].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}[18].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.71'}[19].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.20854'}[20].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.210997877760843'}[21].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}[22].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1248.042022294233'}[23].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+195.63836'}[24].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+195.5954362021193'}[25].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2687493'}[26].
  • (26116) 1991 RW17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.268578722621035'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26116) 1991 RW17's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(26116) 1991 RW17 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+122.10693'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+121.5731695206309'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.0968626'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.095684181783914'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+195.63836'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+195.5954362021193'}
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