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(26966) 1997 RL3

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(26966) 1997 RL3

Summary

(26966) 1997 RL3 is an asteroid[1]. (26966) 1997 RL3 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26966) 1997 RL3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3 followed (26965) 1997 RW2[6].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3 was followed by (26967) 1997 RZ7[7].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RL3[10].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CU85[11].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 4, 1997[12].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1522480'}[13].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1518841544705616'}[14].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[15].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.43'}[16].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.04375'}[17].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.042134905982124'}[18].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.08'}[19].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1491.062424049883'}[20].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.15015'}[21].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.1236080693473'}[22].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5539853'}[23].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.554259001785104'}[24].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.943'}[25].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.942210470570055'}[26].
  • (26966) 1997 RL3's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1651463'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26966) 1997 RL3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(26966) 1997 RL3 has Wikipedia articles in 6 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.943'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.942210470570055'}
    Follows → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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