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(39721) 1996 VU7

Summary

(39721) 1996 VU7 is an asteroid[1]. (39721) 1996 VU7 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (39721) 1996 VU7 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7 followed (39720) 1996 VG4[7].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7 was followed by (39722) 1996 VY7[8].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 SM23[11].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VU7[12].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 15, 1996[13].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}[14].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1863828'}[15].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1867225992297115'}[16].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[17].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.81'}[18].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.61659'}[19].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.616938781239365'}[20].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.82'}[21].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1394.051218625863'}[22].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+67.97791'}[23].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+67.95350302437765'}[24].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4419698'}[25].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.442231727927775'}[26].
  • (39721) 1996 VU7's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.897'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(39721) 1996 VU7's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(39721) 1996 VU7 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. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (39720) 1996 VG4
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.82'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1394.051218625863'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+344.65987'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+244.8226957549777'}
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(39721) 1996 وی یو 7]]"
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