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(79791) 1998 VK5

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(79791) 1998 VK5

Summary

(79791) 1998 VK5 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (79791) 1998 VK5 is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[2].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5 is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[5].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5 followed Q8335725[6].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5 was followed by Q15201992[7].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VK5[10].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 8, 1998[11].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2144773439181627'}[12].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.35'}[13].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.629928367128934'}[14].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1535.596169252149'}[15].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+349.661704575708'}[16].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.604868049057731'}[17].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.16355322947692'}[18].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.046182868638543'}[19].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.98715740722869'}[20].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+157.812515090231'}[21].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[22].
  • (79791) 1998 VK5's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460327.343628798'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(79791) 1998 VK5'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Followed by → Q15201992
    Instance of → asteroid
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.35'}
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