196481 VATT

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196481 VATT

Summary

196481 VATT is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 196481 VATT is credited with the discovery of William H. Ryan[3].
  • 196481 VATT is credited with the discovery of Carlos T. Martinez[4].
  • 196481 VATT's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 196481 VATT's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mount Graham[6].
  • 196481 VATT followed (196480) 2003 KF1[7].
  • 196481 VATT was followed by (196482) 2003 KW3[8].
  • 196481 VATT's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 196481 VATT's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 196481 VATT's provisional designation is recorded as 2003 KS2[11].
  • 196481 VATT's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 23, 2003[12].
  • 196481 VATT's significant event is recorded as naming[13].
  • 196481 VATT's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[14].
  • 196481 VATT's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1308306779507877'}[15].
  • 196481 VATT's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.7'}[16].
  • 196481 VATT's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.68'}[17].
  • 196481 VATT's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.7'}[18].
  • 196481 VATT's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.74686075940687'}[19].
  • 196481 VATT's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1377.691329376506'}[20].
  • 196481 VATT's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+74.7'}[21].
  • 196481 VATT's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+74.66207322228833'}[22].
  • 196481 VATT's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.423086951216054'}[23].
  • 196481 VATT's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.740101059777358'}[24].
  • 196481 VATT's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.106072842654751'}[25].
  • 196481 VATT's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+77.3'}[26].
  • 196481 VATT's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+76.9055158250595'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

196481 VATT's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

196481 VATT has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] . 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.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Orbital eccentricity {'amount': '+0.13'}, {'amount': '+0.1308306779507877'}
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