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(16824) 1997 VA8

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(16824) 1997 VA8

Summary

(16824) 1997 VA8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (16824) 1997 VA8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8 followed (16823) 1997 VE6[5].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8 was followed by (16825) 1997 VC8[6].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VA8[9].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 6, 1997[10].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[11].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1030076'}[12].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1039793319446862'}[13].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}[14].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.39'}[15].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.83327'}[16].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.835303135859171'}[17].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.62'}[18].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1320.581263873206'}[19].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.39698'}[20].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.12597'}[21].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.07986775545044'}[22].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3559486'}[23].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.355652019913806'}[24].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.599'}[25].
  • (16824) 1997 VA8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.600591143238594'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(16824) 1997 VA8'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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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. 8d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1132680'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.110712896589018'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460928.7754483186'}
    Diameter → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4.507'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(16824) 1997 وی اے 8]]"
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