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(37638) 1993 VB

Summary

(37638) 1993 VB is a potentially hazardous asteroid[1]. (37638) 1993 VB has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (37638) 1993 VB is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught[3].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid[4].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[5].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[6].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[7].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's follows is recorded as (37637) 1993 UZ5[8].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's followed by is recorded as (37639) 1993 VR1[9].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid[10].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 VB[12].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-11-06T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h63xdl[14].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20037638[15].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5194'}[16].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5199240'}[17].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5200019578401266'}[18].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+19.3'}[19].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+19.28'}[20].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.08055'}[21].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.07879714044362'}[22].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.64'}[23].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+966.2984282167037'}[24].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.5301'}[25].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+145.60892'}[26].
  • (37638) 1993 VB's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+145.5570052281979'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid[4], near-Earth object[5], and near-Earth asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

(37638) 1993 VB 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. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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