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(59070) 1998 VG6

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(59070) 1998 VG6

Summary

(59070) 1998 VG6 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (59070) 1998 VG6 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6 followed (59069) 1998 VX3[6].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6 was followed by (59071) 1998 VX7[7].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VG6[10].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 GB16[11].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 11, 1998[12].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2314056895834692'}[13].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.16'}[14].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.707895061109343'}[15].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1348.620269792494'}[16].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.397405694229832'}[17].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.388879098758691'}[18].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.941679313938483'}[19].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.8360788835789'}[20].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.68673191645108'}[21].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+123.3633837172464'}[22].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.625'}[23].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.254'}[24].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (59070) 1998 VG6's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460538.3601115798'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(59070) 1998 VG6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 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.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → (59069) 1998 VX3
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1348.620269792494'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+123.3633837172464'}
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(59070) 1998 وی جی 6]]"
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