(40237) 1998 VM6

Summary

(40237) 1998 VM6 is an asteroid^[1]. (40237) 1998 VM6 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• (40237) 1998 VM6 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu^[3].
• (40237) 1998 VM6 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata^[4].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory^[6].
• (40237) 1998 VM6 followed (40236) 1998 UF33^[7].
• (40237) 1998 VM6 was followed by (40238) 1998 VR13^[8].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VM6^[12].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 11, 1998^[13].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2189594711653388'}^[14].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[15].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.07'}^[16].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.296008975556118'}^[17].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+4324.680954920324'}^[18].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+160.291'}^[19].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+309.1013845281997'}^[20].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.194819131003879'}^[21].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+6.332273980728072'}^[22].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.057364281279685'}^[23].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.7882126908798'}^[24].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+76.79496587847377'}^[25].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025^[26].
• (40237) 1998 VM6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460077.961871199'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(40237) 1998 VM6's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

(40237) 1998 VM6 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]