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(73956) 1997 VQ6

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(73956) 1997 VQ6

Summary

(73956) 1997 VQ6 is an asteroid[1]. (73956) 1997 VQ6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (73956) 1997 VQ6 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's follows is recorded as 73955 Asaka[7].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's followed by is recorded as (73957) 1997 VF7[8].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VQ6[11].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-05T00:00:00Z[12].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h95knm[13].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073956[14].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2927401039202236'}[15].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.69'}[16].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.119202817385798'}[17].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1968.427674110569'}[18].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+54.83265983611612'}[19].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.073835982633419'}[20].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.973671047623249'}[21].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.174000917643589'}[22].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+344.8568268504549'}[23].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.32078302117631'}[24].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+8.231'}[25].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[26].
  • (73956) 1997 VQ6's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 73956[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(73956) 1997 VQ6's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(73956) 1997 VQ6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . 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.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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