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(31118) 1997 RN1

Summary

(31118) 1997 RN1 is an asteroid[1]. (31118) 1997 RN1 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (31118) 1997 RN1 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1 followed (31117) 1997 QF5[6].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1 was followed by (31119) 1997 RP1[7].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SL11[10].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 QU2[11].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RN1[12].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 1, 1997[13].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}[14].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2735323'}[15].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2729424914032054'}[16].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.0'}[17].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.07'}[18].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.77036'}[19].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.768254838634216'}[20].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.01'}[21].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1466.657020947469'}[22].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.13826'}[23].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.0938796981485'}[24].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5256774'}[25].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5263106862108'}[26].
  • (31118) 1997 RN1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.217'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31118) 1997 RN1's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31118) 1997 RN1 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (31118) 1997 RN1 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.217'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.215848218963717'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5256774'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5263106862108'}
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    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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