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(58629) 1997 VL8

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(58629) 1997 VL8

Summary

(58629) 1997 VL8 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (58629) 1997 VL8 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8 followed (58628) 1997 VP7[5].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8 was followed by (58630) 1997 WC[6].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VL8[9].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 1, 1997[10].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2612783296111483'}[11].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.83'}[12].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.403596813865463'}[13].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1557.576985269885'}[14].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.57034383670338'}[15].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.629666838426647'}[16].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.31674179740459'}[17].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.942591879448703'}[18].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.65789548554211'}[19].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+211.1260447079667'}[20].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4.295'}[21].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[22].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[23].
  • (58629) 1997 VL8's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461644.618462414'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(58629) 1997 VL8'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. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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 . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461644.618462414'}
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.403596813865463'}
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(58629) 1997 وی ایل 8]]"
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