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(39720) 1996 VG4

Summary

(39720) 1996 VG4 is an asteroid[1]. (39720) 1996 VG4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (39720) 1996 VG4 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4 followed (39719) 1996 VF4[6].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4 was followed by (39721) 1996 VU7[7].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UD8[10].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VG4[11].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 YV115[12].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 8, 1996[13].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[14].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1744688'}[15].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1736205484733136'}[16].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}[17].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.49'}[18].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.10100'}[19].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.100184446244525'}[20].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.71'}[21].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1356.96810196868'}[22].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+75.26101'}[23].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+75.21637796531337'}[24].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3984663'}[25].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.398726914091602'}[26].
  • (39720) 1996 VG4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.817'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(39720) 1996 VG4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(39720) 1996 VG4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (39720) 1996 VG4 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] ↑ . 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.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.817'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.815195196553885'}
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461160.500914063'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Xinglong Station
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.56989'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+317.5521863932748'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(39720) 1996 وی جی 4]]"
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