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(25400) 1999 VU20

Summary

(25400) 1999 VU20 is an asteroid[1]. (25400) 1999 VU20 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (25400) 1999 VU20 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's follows is recorded as Q2612000[7].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's followed by is recorded as (25401) 1999 VY24[8].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VB9[11].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 DF7[12].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 UV7[13].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VU20[14].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-11-09T00:00:00Z[15].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7pnlc[16].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20025400[17].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0830511'}[18].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08219444491575631'}[19].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[20].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.51'}[21].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.08897'}[22].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.08889594539856'}[23].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.38'}[24].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1233.10262459496'}[25].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+48.09915'}[26].
  • (25400) 1999 VU20's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+48.04665339493209'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(25400) 1999 VU20's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(25400) 1999 VU20 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (25400) 1999 VU20 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (25400) 1999 VU20 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+107.01912'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+107.4953034430647'}
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    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+48.09915'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+48.04665339493209'}
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