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(26215) 1997 VM2

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(26215) 1997 VM2

Summary

(26215) 1997 VM2 is an asteroid[1]. (26215) 1997 VM2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (26215) 1997 VM2 is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie[3].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory[5].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's follows is recorded as 26214 Kalinga[6].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's followed by is recorded as (26216) 1997 VE3[7].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UX25[10].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VM2[11].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-04T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h7m2vs[13].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026215[14].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01'}[15].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0100320'}[16].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.006963843261230991'}[17].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}[18].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.51'}[19].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.20745'}[20].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.20216135902424'}[21].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.42'}[22].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1980.68451972504'}[23].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+186.61316'}[24].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+186.5279968337908'}[25].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0838818'}[26].
  • (26215) 1997 VM2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.086582718596939'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(26215) 1997 VM2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(26215) 1997 VM2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

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] ↑ . 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+46.49419'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+44.82680699495804'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0529441'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.065088240331806'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+186.61316'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+186.5279968337908'}
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