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(66920) 1999 VN178

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(66920) 1999 VN178

Summary

(66920) 1999 VN178 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66920) 1999 VN178 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178 followed (66919) 1999 VC177[5].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178 was followed by (66921) 1999 VY178[6].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 GM69[9].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VN178[10].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 6, 1999[11].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09169906073010436'}[12].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.37'}[13].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.33534942372962'}[14].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1643.981364854481'}[15].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+180.5812524710971'}[16].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.726040532923812'}[17].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.976015889305118'}[18].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.476065176542505'}[19].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+184.5119075847643'}[20].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+223.5833534898353'}[21].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (66920) 1999 VN178's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461223.462290885'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(66920) 1999 VN178'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. 27d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Followed by → (66921) 1999 VY178
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.09169906073010436±0.0000000019672"
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