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(66908) 1999 VY162

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(66908) 1999 VY162

Summary

(66908) 1999 VY162 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66908) 1999 VY162 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162 followed (66907) 1999 VJ162[5].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162 was followed by (66909) 1999 VD163[6].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VY162[9].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 14, 1999[10].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02212286683275409'}[11].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.04'}[12].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.256519574298796'}[13].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1758.621531811662'}[14].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+310.6769318271726'}[15].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.851341966889381'}[16].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.914421825517517'}[17].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.788262108261244'}[18].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+98.87737808283758'}[19].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+58.31559485904666'}[20].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.437'}[21].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.197'}[22].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (66908) 1999 VY162's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460315.6248312234'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(66908) 1999 VY162'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02212286683275409'}
    Followed by → (66909) 1999 VD163
    Provisional designation → 1999 VY162
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.04"
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