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(100638) 1997 VS2

Summary

(100638) 1997 VS2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (100638) 1997 VS2 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2 followed (100637) 1997 VF2[5].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2 was followed by (100639) 1997 VV3[6].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VS2[9].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 NP11[10].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 1, 1997[11].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18482543520485'}[12].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.83'}[13].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.808551859890126'}[14].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1962.283184591419'}[15].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+276.5184371280791'}[16].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.067435953143273'}[17].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.634376138145983'}[18].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.500495768140564'}[19].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+82.86199115681893'}[20].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+81.14777425805781'}[21].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (100638) 1997 VS2's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460558.1807975178'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(100638) 1997 VS2'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1962.283184591419'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(100638) 1997 وی ایس 2]]"
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