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(26117) 1991 RX21

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(26117) 1991 RX21

Summary

(26117) 1991 RX21 is an asteroid[1]. (26117) 1991 RX21 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26117) 1991 RX21 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's follows is recorded as (26116) 1991 RW17[6].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's followed by is recorded as (26118) 1991 TH[7].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[9].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RX21[11].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 BK23[12].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-11T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h53zd8[14].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026117[15].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[16].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1122029'}[17].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1158177645584978'}[18].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}[19].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.03'}[20].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.40873'}[21].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.42427401595602'}[22].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.76'}[23].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2095.626824117366'}[24].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+158.00410'}[25].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+157.6886840693418'}[26].
  • (26117) 1991 RX21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.2123743'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26117) 1991 RX21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(26117) 1991 RX21 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. 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] ↑ . 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.

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