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(44888) 1999 VJ5

Summary

(44888) 1999 VJ5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (44888) 1999 VJ5 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5 followed (44887) 1999 VF5[6].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5 was followed by (44889) 1999 VC6[7].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HT68[10].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VJ5[11].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 4, 1999[12].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.216004884039625'}[13].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.11'}[14].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.789915140888962'}[15].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1210.216752933674'}[16].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+348.5543771279306'}[17].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.222507093567566'}[18].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.702579480590872'}[19].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.74243470654426'}[20].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.848576541793428'}[21].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+351.0351683915103'}[22].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.476'}[23].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.346'}[24].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (44888) 1999 VJ5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461030.6371927774'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(44888) 1999 VJ5'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 . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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  1. 18w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Yoshisada Shimizu, Takeshi Urata
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Follows → (44887) 1999 VF5
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.216004884039625'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(44888) 1999 وی جے 5]]"
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