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(21940) 1999 VU91

Summary

(21940) 1999 VU91 is an asteroid[1]. (21940) 1999 VU91 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • (21940) 1999 VU91 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's follows is recorded as 21939 Kasmith[6].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's followed by is recorded as (21941) 1999 VU92[7].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 CL29[10].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MB12[11].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VU91[12].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-11-07T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021940[14].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}[15].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0753314'}[16].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.073859589672916'}[17].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[18].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.59'}[19].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.36695'}[20].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.36978062785614'}[21].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.2'}[22].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1535.695183995234'}[23].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+161.15716'}[24].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+160.9730892649327'}[25].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6024572'}[26].
  • (21940) 1999 VU91's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.604980021885884'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(21940) 1999 VU91's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(21940) 1999 VU91 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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