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(120662) 1996 VK9

Summary

(120662) 1996 VK9 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (120662) 1996 VK9 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's follows is recorded as (120661) 1996 VZ2[5].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's followed by is recorded as (120663) 1996 VN15[6].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[7].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's provisional designation is recorded as 2004 RU306[9].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VK9[10].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-03T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20120662[12].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.258264605833628'}[13].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.96'}[14].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.848421760705781'}[15].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2903.501754548691'}[16].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+97.73953093326661'}[17].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.983050174849517'}[18].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+5.01173105827259'}[19].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.954369291426444'}[20].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+319.1406706244721'}[21].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+208.6169882127407'}[22].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+9.315'}[23].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.061'}[24].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 120662[25].
  • (120662) 1996 VK9's epoch is recorded as May 5, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(120662) 1996 VK9's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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