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(12308) 1991 VB5

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(12308) 1991 VB5

Summary

(12308) 1991 VB5 is an asteroid[1]. (12308) 1991 VB5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (12308) 1991 VB5 is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie[3].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory[5].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's follows is recorded as (12307) 1991 UA[6].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's followed by is recorded as 12309 Tommygrav[7].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VB5[10].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MK8[11].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-11-04T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7mfyd[13].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012308[14].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1204571'}[15].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1218923818582054'}[16].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}[17].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.72'}[18].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.79570'}[19].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.78480828851269'}[20].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.07'}[21].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1484.263127419645'}[22].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+194.81468'}[23].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+194.7052643614431'}[24].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5491473'}[25].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.54648808161833'}[26].
  • (12308) 1991 VB5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.856'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(12308) 1991 VB5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(12308) 1991 VB5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (12308) 1991 VB5 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.07'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1484.263127419645'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.14271'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+187.4781735244993'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+199.67937'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+158.0560440169951'}
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