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(37624) 1993 RT8

Summary

(37624) 1993 RT8 is an asteroid[1]. (37624) 1993 RT8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (37624) 1993 RT8 is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8 is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst[4].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[6].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8 followed 37623 Valmiera[7].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8 was followed by (37625) 1993 SR1[8].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 RT8[11].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 AP59[12].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 14, 1993[13].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}[14].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2015686'}[15].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.201805975735753'}[16].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.9'}[17].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.99'}[18].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.90851'}[19].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.909916936264731'}[20].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}[21].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1331.51529126729'}[22].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+207.04617'}[23].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+207.0082320367963'}[24].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3690280'}[25].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.36863688322368'}[26].
  • (37624) 1993 RT8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.847'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(37624) 1993 RT8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(37624) 1993 RT8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Eric Walter Elst

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461310.769074746'}
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.90851'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.909916936264731'}
    Aliases → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(37624) 1993 آر ٹی 8]]"
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