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1978 VA1

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q15189974

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1999 VF79[3]
Followed by
1999 VT80[4]
Absolute magnitude
+16.36[12]
Apoapsis
+2.530543122999024[17]
Argument of periapsis
+123.7730879346558[19]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[21]
Longitude of ascending node
+0.6377934458697649[15]
Mean anomaly
+74.56803580840138[20]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.0948250591753665[11]
Orbital inclination
+2.895459205305786[13]
Orbital period
+1283.517950095886[14]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.092191992152715[18]
Provisional designation
2001 HQ64, 1999 VW79, 1978 VA1[7][8][9]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.311367557575869[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
November 4, 1999[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460734.640520935[22]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1978 VA1 ru 1999 VW79 ru 2001 HQ64 zh 小行星75137
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20075137
Minor Planet Center body ID
75137

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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.

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  1. 21w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.530543122999024'}
    Provisional designation → 2001 HQ64, 1999 VW79, 1978 VA1
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20075137
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.092191992152715'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Absolute magnitude: 16.39"
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