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1978 VZ9

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q15192229

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2002 PW75[3]
Followed by
2002 PC79[4]
Absolute magnitude
+15.52[11]
Albedo
+0.169[21]
Apoapsis
+2.861442386968144[16]
Argument of periapsis
+345.307598218702[18]
Diameter
+3.09[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[22]
Longitude of ascending node
+47.88388821289385[14]
Mean anomaly
+186.7940630426168[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1158027092441954[10]
Orbital inclination
+7.000673202084566[12]
Orbital period
+1500.012294671848[13]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.267497278192522[17]
Provisional designation
2002 PZ77, 1978 VZ9[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.564469832580333[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Haleakalā Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
August 11, 2002[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461722.1973192953[23]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 1978 VZ9 ru 2002 PZ77 zh 小行星78320
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20078320
Minor Planet Center body ID
78320

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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. 21w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'amount': '+15.52'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.861442386968144'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.564469832580333'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Absolute magnitude: 15.54"
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