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(68536) 2001 VU115

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(68536) 2001 VU115

Summary

(68536) 2001 VU115 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (68536) 2001 VU115 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115 followed (68535) 2001 VP97[5].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115 was followed by (68537) 2001 VC123[6].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 VU115[9].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 JR63[10].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 12, 2001[11].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1475839232918972'}[12].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.72'}[13].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.812490311860335'}[14].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1250.474965471365'}[15].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+269.8023620455641'}[16].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.271526022654649'}[17].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.606766744937661'}[18].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.936285300371637'}[19].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+48.6514051832046'}[20].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+340.506248426366'}[21].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1.913'}[22].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.334'}[23].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (68536) 2001 VU115's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460668.2123564607'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(68536) 2001 VU115'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Jpl small-body database spk-id → 20068536
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.72"
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