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(19255) 1994 VK8

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(19255) 1994 VK8

Summary

(19255) 1994 VK8 is an asteroid[1]. (19255) 1994 VK8 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (19255) 1994 VK8 is credited with the discovery of Alan Fitzsimmons[3].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8 is credited with the discovery of Iwan P. Williams[4].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8 is credited with the discovery of Donal O'Ceallaigh[5].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[7].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Roque de los Muchachos Observatory[8].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8 followed 19254 Shojitomoko[9].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8 was followed by (19256) 1994 WA4[10].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[11].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 VK8[13].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 8, 1994[14].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.036'}[15].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0346913'}[16].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03413272411854103'}[17].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.0'}[18].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.94'}[19].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.489'}[20].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.48715'}[21].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.486338911801091'}[22].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+278'}[23].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+103308.2589099974'}[24].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.7'}[25].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.37222'}[26].
  • (19255) 1994 VK8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.36827376038872'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[6] and trans-Neptunian object[7].

Why It Matters

(19255) 1994 VK8 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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