(70780) 1999 VD43

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(70780) 1999 VD43

Summary

(70780) 1999 VD43 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (70780) 1999 VD43 is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch[2].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory[4].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43 followed (70779) 1999 VT41[5].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43 was followed by 70781 Donnelly[6].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 DQ33[9].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VD43[10].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 4, 1999[11].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04671644655122079'}[12].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.23'}[13].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.939287667588355'}[14].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1682.519416535451'}[15].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+88.04325935340938'}[16].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.768478182047582'}[17].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.897811645067429'}[18].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.639144719027736'}[19].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+346.7312252624383'}[20].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+131.1394849389914'}[21].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+6.237'}[22].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.041'}[23].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (70780) 1999 VD43's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459987.597973099'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(70780) 1999 VD43's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. 6w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount':
    Epoch October 17, 2024
    Orbital inclination {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1096]]: 0.04671644655122079±0.000000002658"
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