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(69238) 1978 VZ8

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(69238) 1978 VZ8

Summary

(69238) 1978 VZ8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (69238) 1978 VZ8 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8 followed (69237) 1978 VR6[6].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8 was followed by (69239) 1978 XT[7].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VT66[10].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VZ8[11].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 7, 1978[12].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1257727323526257'}[13].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.54'}[14].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.800435200273891'}[15].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1543.046571461206'}[16].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+58.93467174208494'}[17].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.613286779366179'}[18].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.941966998028056'}[19].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.284606560704301'}[20].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+355.4786149339727'}[21].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+318.9699702615569'}[22].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (69238) 1978 VZ8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460776.364574208'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(69238) 1978 VZ8'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.

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': '
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1257727323526257'}
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    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.54"
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