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(18517) 1996 VG2

Summary

(18517) 1996 VG2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (18517) 1996 VG2 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's follows is recorded as (18516) 1996 TL29[5].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's followed by is recorded as (18518) 1996 VT3[6].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VG2[9].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 YP2[10].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WJ6[11].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-06T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018517[13].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.21'}[14].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2066690'}[15].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2061632729739208'}[16].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}[17].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.66'}[18].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.90702'}[19].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.908532966335182'}[20].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}[21].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1364.620320634293'}[22].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.36298'}[23].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.3186774210477'}[24].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4070326'}[25].
  • (18517) 1996 VG2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.407736398360741'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(18517) 1996 VG2'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 . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: 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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