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(37578) 1990 RY2

Summary

(37578) 1990 RY2 is an asteroid[1]. (37578) 1990 RY2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (37578) 1990 RY2 is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt[3].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2 followed (37577) 1990 RG[6].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2 was followed by (37579) 1990 SO7[7].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[9].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 RY2[11].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SC27[12].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 NC11[13].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 15, 1990[14].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}[15].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2675096'}[16].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2633131477721276'}[17].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}[18].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.22'}[19].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.35162'}[20].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.344315323483848'}[21].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7.78'}[22].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2854.986688747482'}[23].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+277.92717'}[24].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+277.6694866679341'}[25].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.9275086'}[26].
  • (37578) 1990 RY2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.938556747259578'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(37578) 1990 RY2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(37578) 1990 RY2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (37578) 1990 RY2 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. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.27'}, {'amount': '+0.2675096'}, {'amount': '+0.2633131477721276'}
    Follows → —
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2462293.8897366235'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+70.04090'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+68.80476841206247'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(37578) 1990 آر وائی 2]]"
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