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1999 VU215

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15191742

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2001 FS39[3]
Followed by
2001 FZ40[4]
Absolute magnitude
15.63[11]
Apoapsis
2.457899387941247 au[16]
Argument of periapsis
224.4235341960783°[18]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[20]
Longitude of ascending node
355.0358828020674°[14]
Mean anomaly
350.0967787174986°[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.0682389229127833[10]
Orbital inclination
7.127296816107114°[12]
Orbital period
1,274.799785908267 day[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.143878988078333 au[17]
Provisional designation
2001 FB40, 1999 VU215[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.30088918800979 au[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 18, 2001[9]
Time of periapsis
2,461,035.56840103 Julian day[21]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1999 VU215 ru 2001 FB40 zh 小行星77238
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20077238
Minor Planet Center body ID
77238

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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. 22w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 15.63
    Apoapsis → 2.457899 astronomical unit
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.300889 astronomical unit
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Absolute magnitude: 15.65"
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