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(47256) 1999 VA72

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(47256) 1999 VA72

Summary

(47256) 1999 VA72 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (47256) 1999 VA72 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72 followed (47255) 1999 VA70[5].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72 was followed by (47257) 1999 VA79[6].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 KD2[9].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VA72[10].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 11, 1999[11].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1201343500831745'}[12].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.92'}[13].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.148860008587561'}[14].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1747.892050854447'}[15].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+13.34779'}[16].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+105.0064314528652'}[17].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.839732642113769'}[18].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.180882077484082'}[19].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.498583206743455'}[20].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+49.43514771892354'}[21].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+116.7767227499675'}[22].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.185'}[23].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.146'}[24].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (47256) 1999 VA72's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460433.5191516127'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(47256) 1999 VA72'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 . 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 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Wikidata description → minor planet
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(47256) 1999 وی اے 72]]"
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