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(66918) 1999 VY176

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(66918) 1999 VY176

Summary

(66918) 1999 VY176 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66918) 1999 VY176 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176 followed (66917) 1999 VP176[5].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176 was followed by (66919) 1999 VC177[6].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VY176[9].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 5, 1999[10].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2154969573866155'}[11].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.86'}[12].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.182704384183648'}[13].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1652.370677941282'}[14].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+154.0549402982247'}[15].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.735306737197807'}[16].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.324757016583045'}[17].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.145856457812569'}[18].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+236.9686259455948'}[19].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.3105874546129'}[20].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (66918) 1999 VY176's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461370.1807452533'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(66918) 1999 VY176'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.

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. 27d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Discoverer or inventor → Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.2154969573866155±0.000000038169"
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