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(162280) 1999 VN59

Summary

(162280) 1999 VN59 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (162280) 1999 VN59 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's follows is recorded as (162279) 1999 VS57[5].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's followed by is recorded as (162281) 1999 VF62[6].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[7].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 AN50[9].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VN59[10].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-11-04T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20162280[12].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2302822424623978'}[13].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.39'}[14].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.237567976049435'}[15].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2904.064224035829'}[16].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+34.67538216000475'}[17].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.983564558755815'}[18].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+4.900908738339837'}[19].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.066220379171794'}[20].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+339.101796919997'}[21].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+118.6403681899096'}[22].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+9.639'}[23].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.036'}[24].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 162280[25].
  • (162280) 1999 VN59's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(162280) 1999 VN59'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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