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(19923) 1978 VA8

Summary

(19923) 1978 VA8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (19923) 1978 VA8 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's follows is recorded as (19922) 1978 VV4[6].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's followed by is recorded as (19924) 1979 MQ6[7].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 VM11[10].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RE71[11].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WP12[12].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VA8[13].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-11-06T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20019923[15].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}[16].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1044333'}[17].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.110677083321702'}[18].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}[19].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.02'}[20].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.67969'}[21].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.675522324044342'}[22].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.64'}[23].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2052.28305589095'}[24].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+45.67425'}[25].
  • (19923) 1978 VA8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+45.44314340634615'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(19923) 1978 VA8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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 . 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 . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . 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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