1997 RW6

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q15190361

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Followed by
2000 EH75[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.18[13]
Albedo
+0.05[23]
Apoapsis
+3.315496905520027[18]
Argument of periapsis
+312.3517089340368[20]
Diameter
+6.231[22]
Discoverer or inventor
Spacewatch[1]
Longitude of ascending node
+348.7202342579413[16]
Mean anomaly
+229.2986201713792[21]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1183333966203738[12]
Orbital inclination
+2.869118878118905[14]
Orbital period
+1864.508749445375[15]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.613856390267304[19]
Provisional designation
2002 QD21, 2000 EL205, 2000 EM71, 1997 RW6[7][8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.964676647893666[17]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitt Peak National Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 9, 2000[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461677.427406264[25]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1997 RW6 ru 2000 EL205 ru 2000 EM71 ru 2002 QD21 zh 小行星76227
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20076227
Minor Planet Center body ID
76227

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  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.315496905520027'}
    Provisional designation → 2002 QD21, 2000 EL205, 2000 EM71 +1
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20076227
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.613856390267304'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Orbital eccentricity: 0.1169700787570223±0.0000000024425"
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