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(16360) 1978 VY5

Summary

(16360) 1978 VY5 is an asteroid[1]. (16360) 1978 VY5 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (16360) 1978 VY5 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[3].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[4].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[6].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's follows is recorded as (16359) 1978 VO4[7].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's followed by is recorded as (16361) 1979 MS1[8].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VY5[11].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RV62[12].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016360[14].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[15].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1602658'}[16].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1590435577555668'}[17].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[18].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.83'}[19].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.16078'}[20].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.160106087211515'}[21].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}[22].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1238.485388011404'}[23].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+75.26702'}[24].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+75.22420982670522'}[25].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2564119'}[26].
  • (16360) 1978 VY5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.256983098037139'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16360) 1978 VY5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(16360) 1978 VY5 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

Eleanor F. Helin

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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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