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(66170) 1998 VJ30

Summary

(66170) 1998 VJ30 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66170) 1998 VJ30 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30 followed (66169) 1998 VO29[5].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30 was followed by (66171) 1998 VW36[6].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 ET166[9].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VJ30[10].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 10, 1998[11].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.147009723171185'}[12].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.83'}[13].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.20655790864705'}[14].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2059.165038722752'}[15].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+75.71404259627528'}[16].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.167586519855389'}[17].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.633252537260107'}[18].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.701920502450671'}[19].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+335.4716514560898'}[20].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+216.637848897801'}[21].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+15.227'}[22].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.033'}[23].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (66170) 1998 VJ30's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461420.517581738'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(66170) 1998 VJ30'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Provisional designation → 2000 ET166, 1998 VJ30
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20066170
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 13.83"
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