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(16822) 1997 VA5

Summary

(16822) 1997 VA5 is an asteroid[1]. (16822) 1997 VA5 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (16822) 1997 VA5 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5 followed (16821) 1997 VZ4[7].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5 was followed by (16823) 1997 VE6[8].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UL13[11].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 UC1[12].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VA5[13].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 5, 1997[14].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[15].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1713246'}[16].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.170488234709905'}[17].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[18].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}[19].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.32'}[20].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.70504'}[21].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.701478487343116'}[22].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.48'}[23].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1269.965769361116'}[24].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.63800'}[25].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.56397370688576'}[26].
  • (16822) 1997 VA5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2943140'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16822) 1997 VA5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(16822) 1997 VA5 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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

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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.687'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.686351130102417'}
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.2'}, {'amount': '+15.1'}, {'amount': '+15.32'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.63800'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.56397370688576'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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