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(20995) 1985 VY

Summary

(20995) 1985 VY is an asteroid[1]. (20995) 1985 VY has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (20995) 1985 VY is credited with the discovery of Richard Martin West[3].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[5].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's follows is recorded as 20994 Atreya[6].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's followed by is recorded as 20996 Pandrosion[7].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan[8].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid[9].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 VY[11].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VB157[12].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-11-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020995[14].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1137581'}[15].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1159018398172147'}[16].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun[17].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.6'}[18].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.73'}[19].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.36997'}[20].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.36271764309499'}[21].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.49'}[22].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4207.817745315353'}[23].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+10.474'}[24].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.78229'}[25].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.77473731237548'}[26].
  • (20995) 1985 VY's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.0918111'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20995) 1985 VY's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(20995) 1985 VY has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (20995) 1985 VY is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.org. minorplanetcenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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