(21592) 1998 VJ5

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(21592) 1998 VJ5

Summary

(21592) 1998 VJ5 is an asteroid[1]. (21592) 1998 VJ5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21592) 1998 VJ5 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5 followed (21591) 1998 TA6[7].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5 was followed by (21593) 1998 VL27[8].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 TG4[11].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 VR5[12].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VJ5[13].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 8, 1998[14].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}[15].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2378348'}[16].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2397389442959358'}[17].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[18].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.55'}[19].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.50179'}[20].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.50671657389788'}[21].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.85'}[22].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1769.900333922767'}[23].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.40729'}[24].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.35193756066544'}[25].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8671629'}[26].
  • (21592) 1998 VJ5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.863520233836436'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21592) 1998 VJ5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(21592) 1998 VJ5 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (21592) 1998 VJ5 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . 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. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] . 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] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Minor planet group asteroid belt
    Longitude of ascending node {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.40729'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.35193756066544'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8671629'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.863520233836436'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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