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(8542) 1993 VB2

main-belt minor planet
Place asteroid Q590414

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
8541 Schalkenmehren[4]
Followed by
8543 Tsunemi[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.1, +14.27[15][16]
Albedo
+0.200[35]
Apoapsis
+2.515, +2.514717995530635[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+167.82430, +168.4818816830174[30][31]
Diameter
+4.107[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Seiji Ueda, Hiroshi Kaneda[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+246.42332, +246.3088543588626[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+83.90757, +36.61457511700142[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.09 (0.09–0.09, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+2.07111, +2.069462377837659[17][18]
Orbital period
+3.51, +1283.6422702491[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1059344, +2.108315616867511[28][29]
Provisional designation
1993 VB2, 1991 BB2, 1996 NJ3[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+4.995[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3105460, +2.311516806199073[24][25]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kushiro[3]
Time of discovery or invention
November 11, 1993[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460869.9443990905[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en (8542) 1993 VB2 ru 1991 BB2 ru 1993 VB2 ru 1996 NJ3 zh 小行星8542
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0h3qhmt
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20008542
Minor Planet Center body ID
8542
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet8542Provisional1993VB2"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Hiroshi Kaneda, Seiji Ueda
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
8543 Tsunemi
Followed by (predecessor) 1
8543 Tsunemi
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Kushiro
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References

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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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AbzalM · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.07111'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.069462377837659'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.515'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.514717995530635'}
    Discoverer or inventor → Seiji Ueda, Hiroshi Kaneda
    Site of astronomical discovery → Kushiro
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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