(20966) 1978 VH5

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(20966) 1978 VH5

Summary

(20966) 1978 VH5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (20966) 1978 VH5 is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[2].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5 is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's follows is recorded as 20965 Kutafin[6].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's followed by is recorded as (20967) 1978 VF6[7].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VH5[10].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QT71[11].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020966[13].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}[14].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0162425'}[15].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0179012512036977'}[16].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[17].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.71'}[18].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.94425'}[19].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.944247315516007'}[20].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.26'}[21].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1919.388998588856'}[22].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+248.74300'}[23].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+248.711733078867'}[24].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0230280'}[25].
  • (20966) 1978 VH5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.02257010703758'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(20966) 1978 VH5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . 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. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . 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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . 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] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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