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(70901) 1999 VD178

Summary

(70901) 1999 VD178 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (70901) 1999 VD178 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178 followed (70900) 1999 VF177[5].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178 was followed by (70902) 1999 VH178[6].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VD178[9].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 6, 1999[10].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1339890255482784'}[11].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.77'}[12].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.389006581299803'}[13].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1429.99533906075'}[14].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+95.59200460476302'}[15].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.484033585067239'}[16].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.816866824559595'}[17].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.151200345574883'}[18].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+244.2764525475728'}[19].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+172.8272085378979'}[20].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (70901) 1999 VD178's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459913.9941592445'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(70901) 1999 VD178'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d 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': '
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.77"
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