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(55877) 1997 VZ6

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(55877) 1997 VZ6

Summary

(55877) 1997 VZ6 is an asteroid[1]. (55877) 1997 VZ6 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (55877) 1997 VZ6 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6 followed (55876) 1997 VH3[7].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6 was followed by (55878) 1997 VX7[8].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VZ6[11].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 HT66[12].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 4, 1997[13].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2014084426598482'}[14].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.29'}[15].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.395853439751003'}[16].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1502.415005110641'}[17].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+202.9604349996083'}[18].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.567207603318231'}[19].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.084264888687077'}[20].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.050150317949385'}[21].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+154.1016749635321'}[22].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+325.869774824527'}[23].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (55877) 1997 VZ6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461142.938228976'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(55877) 1997 VZ6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(55877) 1997 VZ6 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.395853439751003'}
    Site of astronomical discovery → Nachi-Katsuura Observatory
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.29'}
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(55877) 1997 وی زیڈ 6]]"
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