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(15205) 1978 VC4

Summary

(15205) 1978 VC4 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (15205) 1978 VC4 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's follows is recorded as (15204) 1978 UG[6].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's followed by is recorded as (15206) 1978 VJ6[7].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CW27[10].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VC4[11].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015205[13].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}[14].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0660001'}[15].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06225803533818063'}[16].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[17].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.89'}[18].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.45606'}[19].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.455097642728599'}[20].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.84'}[21].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1770.613896635919'}[22].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.44192'}[23].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.262644336218054'}[24].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8619348'}[25].
  • (15205) 1978 VC4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.864289830464589'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(15205) 1978 VC4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Related Entities

Eleanor F. Helin

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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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