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(27771) 1991 VY2

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(27771) 1991 VY2

Summary

(27771) 1991 VY2 is an asteroid[1]. (27771) 1991 VY2 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (27771) 1991 VY2 is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie[3].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory[5].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2 followed (27770) 1991 VF1[6].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2 was followed by (27772) 1991 VD6[7].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VY2[10].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XP32[11].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 5, 1991[12].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}[13].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1053367'}[14].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1054897620778537'}[15].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[16].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.37'}[17].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.64391'}[18].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.643741456249754'}[19].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.46'}[20].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1262.098693000658'}[21].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+1.15'}[22].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+268.29072'}[23].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+268.2136356312631'}[24].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2858323'}[25].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.28558087531316'}[26].
  • (27771) 1991 VY2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.527'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(27771) 1991 VY2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(27771) 1991 VY2 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (27771) 1991 VY2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Follows → —
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.11'}, {'amount': '+0.1053367'}, {'amount': '+0.1054897620778537'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2858323'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.28558087531316'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(27771) 1991 وی وائی 2]]"
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