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(20168) 1996 VY4

Summary

(20168) 1996 VY4 is an asteroid[1]. (20168) 1996 VY4 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (20168) 1996 VY4 is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[3].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[5].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's follows is recorded as (20167) 1996 VX4[6].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's followed by is recorded as (20169) 1996 VG11[7].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UJ9[10].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UV15[11].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VY4[12].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-13T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020168[14].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[15].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1736808'}[16].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1721356651707832'}[17].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[18].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}[19].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.97'}[20].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.72314'}[21].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.72091202856502'}[22].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}[23].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1361.728439745358'}[24].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+245.43562'}[25].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+245.3161450527513'}[26].
  • (20168) 1996 VY4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4033621'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20168) 1996 VY4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(20168) 1996 VY4 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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