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(48809) 1997 VX4

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(48809) 1997 VX4

Summary

(48809) 1997 VX4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (48809) 1997 VX4 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4 followed (48808) 1997 VK3[6].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4 was followed by (48810) 1997 VA7[7].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VX4[10].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 4, 1997[11].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2623894127220341'}[12].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.93'}[13].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.252359286524841'}[14].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1929.885824260836'}[15].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+80.25006841140754'}[16].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.033580049239195'}[17].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.829559336804347'}[18].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.237600761674043'}[19].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+345.1422345989218'}[20].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+92.93037417679506'}[21].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+6.054'}[22].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.037'}[23].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (48809) 1997 VX4's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460502.3194117583'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(48809) 1997 VX4'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Provisional designation → 1997 VX4
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Minor planet center body id → 48809
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(48809) 1997 وی ایکس 4]]"
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