2012 VP113

Summary

2012 VP113 is a Sednoid^[1]. It draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (sednoid category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2012 VP113 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• 2012 VP113 is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo^[4].
• 2012 VP113's video is recorded as 2012 VP113 CFHT 2021-10-09 annotated crop.gif^[5].
• 2012 VP113's image is recorded as 2012 VP113 CFHT 2021-10-09.png^[6].
• 2012 VP113's instance of is recorded as Sednoid^[7].
• 2012 VP113's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[8].
• 2012 VP113's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[9].
• 2012 VP113's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory^[10].
• Joe Biden is named after 2012 VP113^[11].
• 2012 VP113's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[12].
• 2012 VP113's astronomic symbol image is recorded as VP113 symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 2012 VP113's Commons category is recorded as 2012 VP113^[14].
• 2012 VP113's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 2012 VP113's provisional designation is recorded as 2012 VP113^[16].
• 2012 VP113's orbit diagram is recorded as Celestia 2012 VP113 orbit.PNG^[17].
• 2012 VP113's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2014-03-26T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2012 VP113's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2012-11-05T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 2012 VP113's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01029gz1^[20].
• 2012 VP113's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 3666493^[21].
• 2012 VP113's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.70105086836883'}^[22].
• 2012 VP113's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+23.4'}^[23].
• 2012 VP113's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Biden'}^[24].
• 2012 VP113's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.05'}^[25].
• 2012 VP113's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.996570684981'}^[26].
• 2012 VP113's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1618082.29787561'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1977^[29], of United States^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31] and Chadwick Trujillo^[4], an astronomer^[32], b. 1973^[33], of United States^[34], specialised in planetary science^[35].

Why It Matters

2012 VP113 draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (sednoid category, ranking #4 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]