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(14997) 1997 VD4

Summary

(14997) 1997 VD4 is an asteroid[1]. (14997) 1997 VD4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (14997) 1997 VD4 is credited with the discovery of Seiji Ueda[3].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4 is credited with the discovery of Hiroshi Kaneda[4].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kushiro[6].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's follows is recorded as (14996) 1997 VY2[7].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's followed by is recorded as 14998 Ogosemachi[8].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DV2[11].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VD4[12].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h3p3vg[14].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20014997[15].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0305560'}[16].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02966498287126624'}[17].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[18].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.95'}[19].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.37399'}[20].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.37428843980716'}[21].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.78'}[22].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1743.982673873334'}[23].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+72.913'}[24].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+208.60520'}[25].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+208.3982396642008'}[26].
  • (14997) 1997 VD4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8358336'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(14997) 1997 VD4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(14997) 1997 VD4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (14997) 1997 VD4 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Hiroshi Kaneda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.78'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1743.982673873334'}
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