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1972 VA2

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15189661

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2000 GD107[3]
Followed by
2000 GE111[4]
Absolute magnitude
14.71[11]
Albedo
0.048[21]
Apoapsis
3.116180113324772 au[16]
Argument of periapsis
84.80571112599529°[18]
Diameter
7.975 km[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[22]
Longitude of ascending node
354.1538978690521°[14]
Mean anomaly
59.36343283505736°[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.1709544051160229[10]
Orbital inclination
11.11303615185584°[12]
Orbital period
1,585.704567984256 day[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.206281802715432 au[17]
Provisional designation
2000 GC111, 1972 VA2[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.661230958020102 au[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
April 2, 2000[9]
Time of periapsis
2,460,739.0198149504 Julian day[23]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1972 VA2 ru 2000 GC111 zh 小行星76568
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20076568
Minor Planet Center body ID
76568

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  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → 3.11618 astronomical unit
    Provisional designation → 2000 GC111, 1972 VA2
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20076568
    Periapsis → 2.206282 astronomical unit
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Orbital eccentricity: 0.1709748566690142±0.0000000011102"
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