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(20691) 1999 VY72

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(20691) 1999 VY72

Summary

(20691) 1999 VY72 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (20691) 1999 VY72 is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[2].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[4].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72 followed 20690 Crivello[5].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72 was followed by (20692) 1999 VX73[6].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[7].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 YT2[9].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VY72[10].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 11, 1999[11].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.31'}[12].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3112137'}[13].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3110678551784953'}[14].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}[15].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.48'}[16].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.21077'}[17].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.20821988927607'}[18].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.63'}[19].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1328.313913451691'}[20].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.699'}[21].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+110.99875'}[22].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+110.9625199423068'}[23].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3632364'}[24].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.364838732609198'}[25].
  • (20691) 1999 VY72's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.099'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(20691) 1999 VY72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → asteroid
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.63'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1328.313913451691'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.16660'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.2201625742369'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q139802070 */ #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778879174762"
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