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(100493) 1996 VK37

Summary

(100493) 1996 VK37 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (100493) 1996 VK37 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's follows is recorded as (100492) 1996 VC34[5].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's followed by is recorded as (100494) 1996 VF39[6].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[7].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RZ15[9].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VK37[10].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-11T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20100493[12].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2687832614430924'}[13].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+17.19'}[14].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.384502169766494'}[15].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1220.520299775216'}[16].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+1.0'}[17].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+200.471106621408'}[18].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.235103919332041'}[19].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.835862440434346'}[20].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.634345398229736'}[21].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+94.46422686449141'}[22].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+272.0862479175493'}[23].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c1xny4f8[24].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 100493[25].
  • (100493) 1996 VK37's epoch is recorded as May 5, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(100493) 1996 VK37'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 . 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.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_-100493-1996-vk37_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(100493) 1996 VK37}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/-100493-1996-vk37}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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