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(9940) 1988 VM3

Summary

(9940) 1988 VM3 is an asteroid[1]. (9940) 1988 VM3 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (9940) 1988 VM3 is credited with the discovery of Yoshiaki Oshima[3].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf99401988VM3.gif[4].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Gekko Observatory[6].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's follows is recorded as (9939) 1988 VK[7].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's followed by is recorded as 9941 Iguanodon[8].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VM3[11].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 NV4[12].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-11-11T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m5x7n[14].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009940[15].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[16].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1700216'}[17].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1701716584966012'}[18].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[19].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}[20].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.21312'}[21].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.21131'}[22].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.209854145179591'}[23].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.2'}[24].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1168.567563555748'}[25].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+357.60113'}[26].
  • (9940) 1988 VM3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+357.4981336556906'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(9940) 1988 VM3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Why It Matters

(9940) 1988 VM3 has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] (9940) 1988 VM3 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . 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. [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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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