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(66163) 1998 VB

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(66163) 1998 VB

Summary

(66163) 1998 VB is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66163) 1998 VB is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[2].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[4].
  • (66163) 1998 VB followed (66162) 1998 UG49[5].
  • (66163) 1998 VB was followed by (66164) 1998 VC8[6].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 OS66[9].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VB[10].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 7, 1998[11].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2401180294878337'}[12].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.73'}[13].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.678463556262044'}[14].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1273.569582867345'}[15].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+316.2738110478427'}[16].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.29940868555025'}[17].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.851538168111786'}[18].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.747279202988714'}[19].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+85.22080657809408'}[20].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+167.4263362215715'}[21].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (66163) 1998 VB's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460008.1969744926'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(66163) 1998 VB'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2401180294878337'}
    Epoch → October 17, 2024
    Discoverer or inventor → Takao Kobayashi
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.73'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.2401180294878337±0.0000000025129"
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