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(27957) 1997 RV8

Summary

(27957) 1997 RV8 is an asteroid[1]. (27957) 1997 RV8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (27957) 1997 RV8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8 followed (27956) 1997 RC[6].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8 was followed by 27958 Giussano[7].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RV8[10].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CS22[11].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 12, 1997[12].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[13].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1893044'}[14].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1885338798427564'}[15].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[16].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.41'}[17].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.40422'}[18].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.399768117057299'}[19].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.91'}[20].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1429.284517950658'}[21].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+36.27308'}[22].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+36.19586394214242'}[23].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4814495'}[24].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.483210342372206'}[25].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.951'}[26].
  • (27957) 1997 RV8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.951379622685298'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(27957) 1997 RV8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(27957) 1997 RV8 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (27957) 1997 RV8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.85'}
    Followed by → 27958 Giussano
    Followed by → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(27957) 1997 آر وی 8]]"
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