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(75073) 1999 VK21

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(75073) 1999 VK21

Summary

(75073) 1999 VK21 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (75073) 1999 VK21 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21 followed 75072 Timerskine[5].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21 was followed by Q15190099[6].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SQ78[9].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VK21[10].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 11, 1999[11].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1725473727104811'}[12].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.71'}[13].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.505268956513367'}[14].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1474.095179144797'}[15].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+326.8197620050808'}[16].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.534844947357265'}[17].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.972225783252199'}[18].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.097464111462331'}[19].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+150.6875575892606'}[20].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+167.5848865656042'}[21].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (75073) 1999 VK21's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460314.2886850447'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(75073) 1999 VK21'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 75072 Timerskine
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+14.71'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.972225783252199'}
    Instance of → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(75073) 1999 وی کے 21]]"
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