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(38553) 1999 VU68

Summary

(38553) 1999 VU68 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (38553) 1999 VU68 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's follows is recorded as (38552) 1999 VD66[5].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's followed by is recorded as (38554) 1999 VR78[6].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's minor planet group is recorded as Hilda group[8].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt[9].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VU68[11].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-11-04T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20038553[13].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.25'}[14].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2514378'}[15].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2501728221860907'}[16].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}[17].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.17'}[18].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.70113'}[19].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.7070355949916923'}[20].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7.77'}[21].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2839.457691215735'}[22].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+159.82962'}[23].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+159.8087828213903'}[24].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.9218807'}[25].
  • (38553) 1999 VU68's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.924261895259817'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(38553) 1999 VU68's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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