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(190315) 1997 VY4

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(190315) 1997 VY4

Summary

(190315) 1997 VY4 is an asteroid[1]. (190315) 1997 VY4 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (190315) 1997 VY4 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4 followed (190314) 1997 VU1[7].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4 was followed by (190316) 1997 WC22[8].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VY4[11].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 5, 1997[12].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.249143355776019'}[13].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.42'}[14].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.88482725264954'}[15].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1379.689203392254'}[16].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+47.94796555668125'}[17].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.425428962601079'}[18].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.029708473539861'}[19].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.821149451662298'}[20].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.690922641959381'}[21].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+146.0586153755125'}[22].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.821'}[23].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}[24].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (190315) 1997 VY4's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460440.7347369557'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(190315) 1997 VY4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(190315) 1997 VY4 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Time of discovery or invention → +1997-11-05T00:00:00Z
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20190315
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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