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(69237) 1978 VR6

Summary

(69237) 1978 VR6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69237) 1978 VR6 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6 followed (69236) 1978 VF5[6].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6 was followed by (69238) 1978 VZ8[7].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VQ17[10].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VR6[11].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 7, 1978[12].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1758326118008143'}[13].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.9'}[14].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.65330016300403'}[15].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1325.319072942524'}[16].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+53.79594496337592'}[17].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.361282856872427'}[18].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.776473388796794'}[19].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.94609232494806'}[20].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+288.4877581462492'}[21].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+300.4884025757611'}[22].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.417'}[23].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.105'}[24].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (69237) 1978 VR6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460819.5884864656'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(69237) 1978 VR6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1758326118008143'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.9"
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