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(36242) 1999 VX71

Summary

(36242) 1999 VX71 is an asteroid[1]. (36242) 1999 VX71 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (36242) 1999 VX71 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71 followed (36241) 1999 VM48[6].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71 was followed by (36243) 1999 VP81[7].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VX71[10].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 XY29[11].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 5, 1999[12].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[13].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0519767'}[14].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04896571813497162'}[15].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[16].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.66'}[17].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.40103'}[18].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.386352466494873'}[19].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.28'}[20].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1929.353984354107'}[21].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+29.0531'}[22].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.37840'}[23].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.23702600373556'}[24].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0332047'}[25].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.033022692245323'}[26].
  • (36242) 1999 VX71's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.191'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(36242) 1999 VX71's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(36242) 1999 VX71 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+13.5'}, {'amount': '+13.66'}
    Aliases → —
    Follows → (36241) 1999 VM48
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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