(17707) 1997 VM7

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(17707) 1997 VM7

Summary

(17707) 1997 VM7 is an asteroid[1]. (17707) 1997 VM7 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (17707) 1997 VM7 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's follows is recorded as (17706) 1997 VA6[6].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's followed by is recorded as (17708) 1997 WB[7].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VM7[10].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's provisional designation is recorded as 4871 T-1[11].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-02T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h97wyl[13].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017707[14].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[15].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1264339'}[16].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1266055016551155'}[17].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}[18].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.03'}[19].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.98816'}[20].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.98865357253398'}[21].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.52'}[22].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1285.858199857999'}[23].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+51.08117'}[24].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+51.02516110385502'}[25].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3148912'}[26].
  • (17707) 1997 VM7's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.314176262583373'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(17707) 1997 VM7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(17707) 1997 VM7 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . 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. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] . 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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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.52'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1285.858199857999'}
    Argument of periapsis {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+233.24904'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+232.8581739816512'}
    Mean anomaly {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+155.26767'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+107.5034415468214'}
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