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(16559) 1991 VA3

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(16559) 1991 VA3

Summary

(16559) 1991 VA3 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16559) 1991 VA3 is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie[2].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory[4].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's follows is recorded as (16558) 1991 VQ2[5].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's followed by is recorded as 16560 Daitor[6].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VA3[9].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KT61[10].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-11-09T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7l76j[12].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016559[13].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2148331'}[14].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2140644791030065'}[15].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[16].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.95'}[17].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.46766'}[18].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.45954794406312'}[19].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.2'}[20].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1534.147862811071'}[21].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+437.37'}[22].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.24925'}[23].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.1923002125966'}[24].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6016906'}[25].
  • (16559) 1991 VA3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.603229927208497'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(16559) 1991 VA3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.2'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1534.147862811071'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+114.70274'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.083183561881'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+229.40068'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.42192199420913'}
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