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(31120) 1997 RT8

Summary

(31120) 1997 RT8 is an asteroid[1]. (31120) 1997 RT8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (31120) 1997 RT8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8 followed (31119) 1997 RP1[6].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8 was followed by (31121) 1997 RD10[7].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RT8[10].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 HL50[11].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 12, 1997[12].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[13].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1915486'}[14].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1928663372008658'}[15].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}[16].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.62'}[17].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.35508'}[18].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.355640790007264'}[19].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.69'}[20].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1345.950221576518'}[21].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+92.31541'}[22].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+92.28967824554721'}[23].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3869010'}[24].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.385724996708914'}[25].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.844'}[26].
  • (31120) 1997 RT8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.84585103839271'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(31120) 1997 RT8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(31120) 1997 RT8 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.3'}, {'amount': '+15.62'}
    Follows → (31119) 1997 RP1
    Follows → —
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+344.14716'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+265.5466461827423'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(31120) 1997 آر ٹی 8]]"
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