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(99907) 1989 VA

Summary

(99907) 1989 VA is an asteroid[1]. (99907) 1989 VA ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (99907) 1989 VA is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker[3].
  • (99907) 1989 VA is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker[4].
  • (99907) 1989 VA is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy[5].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[7].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[8].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's follows is recorded as 99906 Uofalberta[9].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's followed by is recorded as (99908) 1990 OD6[10].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid[11].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 VA[13].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-11-02T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/044p47[15].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20099907[16].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[17].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.594684'}[18].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5946878925291578'}[19].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.9'}[20].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.93'}[21].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.79993'}[22].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.79995241162011'}[23].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+227.0540738528307'}[24].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.5246'}[25].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+225.6215'}[26].
  • (99907) 1989 VA's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+225.5794237839189'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[6] and near-Earth object[7].

Why It Matters

(99907) 1989 VA ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] (99907) 1989 VA has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (99907) 1989 VA is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Carolyn S. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . 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. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.79993'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.79995241162011'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.7283731271824506'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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