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(20701) 1999 VL179

Summary

(20701) 1999 VL179 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (20701) 1999 VL179 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179 followed (20700) 1999 VG145[5].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179 was followed by (20702) 1999 VF195[6].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VL179[9].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 6, 1999[10].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01'}[11].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0132974'}[12].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.008722947713794104'}[13].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}[14].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.31'}[15].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.86500'}[16].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.83455482608682'}[17].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.64'}[18].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2063.351705926385'}[19].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.28755'}[20].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.1460992535177'}[21].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1693852'}[22].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.17187859633904'}[23].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.212'}[24].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.199546727489408'}[25].
  • (20701) 1999 VL179's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1272407'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(20701) 1999 VL179'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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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. 8d ago · Ysogo · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.28755'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+91.1460992535177'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.212'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.199546727489408'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+153.49574'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+306.1354193099374'}
    Follows → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q7665915]]"
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