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(55856) 1996 VQ15

Summary

(55856) 1996 VQ15 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (55856) 1996 VQ15 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's follows is recorded as (55855) 1996 VB7[5].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's followed by is recorded as (55857) 1996 XU2[6].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 UH150[9].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VQ15[10].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-05T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20055856[12].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09066719007996392'}[13].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.12'}[14].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.800521721557812'}[15].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1793.765348628065'}[16].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+57.89608663724342'}[17].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.889203521672728'}[18].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.151159486551931'}[19].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.627247556793526'}[20].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+287.9865484886968'}[21].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.17630299354671'}[22].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.797'}[23].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.188'}[24].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 55856[25].
  • (55856) 1996 VQ15's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(55856) 1996 VQ15's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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 . 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] ↑ . 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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