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(32978) 1996 VG7

Summary

(32978) 1996 VG7 is an asteroid[1]. (32978) 1996 VG7 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (32978) 1996 VG7 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7 followed (32977) 1996 VR4[6].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7 was followed by (32979) 1996 VH7[7].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VG7[10].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 9, 1996[11].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}[12].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2206200'}[13].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.222663310072111'}[14].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}[15].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.48'}[16].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.33737'}[17].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.33722775313545'}[18].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.57'}[19].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1666.129166681626'}[20].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+212.43060'}[21].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+212.3792974081025'}[22].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7535353'}[23].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.750469458066777'}[24].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.361'}[25].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.362898091852171'}[26].
  • (32978) 1996 VG7's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1460505'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(32978) 1996 VG7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(32978) 1996 VG7 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Follows → —
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.22'}, {'amount': '+0.2206200'}, {'amount': '+0.222663310072111'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7535353'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.750469458066777'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(32978) 1996 وی جی 7]]"
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