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(100642) 1997 VV4

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(100642) 1997 VV4

Summary

(100642) 1997 VV4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (100642) 1997 VV4 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's follows is recorded as 100641 Cledassou[6].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's followed by is recorded as (100643) 1997 VZ5[7].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VV4[10].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-04T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h9724h[12].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20100642[13].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.225085511195792'}[14].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.51'}[15].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.089026583467294'}[16].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1518.366064935979'}[17].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+205.1713123509548'}[18].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.585346205341634'}[19].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.167270177589056'}[20].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.003422233094211'}[21].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.184857572708'}[22].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+282.2338792401607'}[23].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 100642[24].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (100642) 1997 VV4's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461328.492885454'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(100642) 1997 VV4'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . 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. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.184857572708'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.003422233094211'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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