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1999 VC159

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q15189928

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1999 VW158[3]
Followed by
1999 VB160[4]
Absolute magnitude
+16.13[11]
Apoapsis
+2.872322323324384[16]
Argument of periapsis
+330.2861696187441[18]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[20]
Longitude of ascending node
+349.2474565893798[14]
Mean anomaly
+119.1630598021818[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.2149978501469192[10]
Orbital inclination
+2.156242583392379[12]
Orbital period
+1327.654044826015[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.855788632554359[17]
Provisional designation
2002 LH14, 1999 VC159[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.364055477939371[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
November 14, 1999[9]
Time of periapsis
+2460561.0352268326[21]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1999 VC159 ru 2002 LH14 zh 小行星75182
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20075182
Minor Planet Center body ID
75182

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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.

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  1. 21w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.872322323324384'}
    Provisional designation → 2002 LH14, 1999 VC159
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20075182
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.855788632554359'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Absolute magnitude: 16.14"
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