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(29487) 1997 VU8

Summary

(29487) 1997 VU8 is an asteroid[1]. (29487) 1997 VU8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (29487) 1997 VU8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8 followed (29486) 1997 VG7[6].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8 was followed by (29488) 1997 WM[7].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RY7[10].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VU8[11].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 LR21[12].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 14, 1997[13].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[14].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1548259'}[15].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1526158425489507'}[16].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[17].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.71'}[18].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.35026'}[19].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.33465677223573'}[20].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.13'}[21].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1510.600081418178'}[22].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.05923'}[23].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+256.28588'}[24].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+256.1567908688032'}[25].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5748985'}[26].
  • (29487) 1997 VU8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.576523163792304'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(29487) 1997 VU8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(29487) 1997 VU8 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (29487) 1997 VU8 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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 · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+82.08869'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+293.7919407209569'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.13'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1510.600081418178'}
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.05923'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1762375'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.183304910303253'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(29487) 1997 وی یو 8]]"
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