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(52596) 1997 RO8

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(52596) 1997 RO8

Summary

(52596) 1997 RO8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (52596) 1997 RO8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8 followed (52595) 1997 RT3[5].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8 was followed by (52597) 1997 RM9[6].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RO8[9].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 QF50[10].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 4, 1997[11].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1714671024094053'}[12].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.05'}[13].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.407744257381636'}[14].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1526.402733643958'}[15].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+337.0226522289886'}[16].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.594460952757702'}[17].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.03932565464141'}[18].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.149596250873994'}[19].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+41.6498599117081'}[20].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.8188414484769'}[21].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (52596) 1997 RO8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461446.468910947'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(52596) 1997 RO8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . 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. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+16.05'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.149596250873994'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.407744257381636'}
    Instance of → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(52596) 1997 آر او 8]]"
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