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(7731) 1978 UV

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q7717569

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +22
Follows
7730 Sergerasimov[3]
Followed by
7732 Ralphpass[4]
Absolute magnitude
+12.9, +12.97[13][14]
Albedo
+0.067[32]
Apoapsis
+3.370, +3.368267453715607[23][24]
Argument of periapsis
+8.73017, +8.756193923170274[27][28]
Diameter
+12.322[31]
Discoverer or inventor
Henry L. Giclas[1]
Epoch
May 5, 2025[33]
Longitude of ascending node
+46.13227, +46.00640623902753[19][20]
Mean anomaly
+97.05841, +234.8374569191728[29][30]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.26 (0.26–0.26, n=3)[10][11][12]
Orbital inclination
+6.24647, +6.240040773683169[15][16]
Orbital period
+4.35, +1592.327970023482[17][18]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.9597056, +1.969005253590066[25][26]
Provisional designation
1978 UV, 1988 BD[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.6648286, +2.668636353652837[21][22]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 28, 1978[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461354.1106059635[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en (7731) 1978 UV ru 1978 UV ru 1988 BD zh 小行星7731
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0g50dnv
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20007731
Minor Planet Center body ID
7731
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet7731Provisional1978UV"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Henry L. Giclas
Epoch 1
May 5, 2025
Followed by 1
7732 Ralphpass
Followed by (predecessor) 1
7732 Ralphpass
Follows 1
7730 Sergerasimov
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
7730 Sergerasimov
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Anderson Mesa Station
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → 6.24647 degree, 6.240041 degree
    Apoapsis → 3.37 astronomical unit, 3.368267 astronomical unit
    Discoverer or inventor → Henry L. Giclas
    Site of astronomical discovery → Anderson Mesa Station
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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