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(66886) 1999 VJ72

Summary

(66886) 1999 VJ72 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (66886) 1999 VJ72 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72 followed 66885 Wangxiaomo[5].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72 was followed by (66887) 1999 VX74[6].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VJ72[9].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 12, 1999[10].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2834923690981987'}[11].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.56'}[12].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.553329868007483'}[13].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1687.110749825981'}[14].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+267.443675775127'}[15].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.773512391205432'}[16].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.559781989711471'}[17].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.987242792699394'}[18].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.9318122764053'}[19].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+264.2758842623904'}[20].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[21].
  • (66886) 1999 VJ72's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461449.1032907735'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(66886) 1999 VJ72'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.559781989711471'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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