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(20165) 1996 VT2

Summary

(20165) 1996 VT2 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (20165) 1996 VT2 is credited with the discovery of Dennis di Cicco[2].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Sudbury[4].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2 followed 20164 Janzajíc[5].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2 was followed by (20166) 1996 VQ4[6].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 CG8[9].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VT2[10].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 10, 1996[11].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[12].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1693344'}[13].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1709166609566571'}[14].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}[15].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}[16].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.57576'}[17].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.575469008951805'}[18].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.55'}[19].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1297.59352989546'}[20].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+221.97460'}[21].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+221.7955195116093'}[22].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3291176'}[23].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.328235086003684'}[24].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.724'}[25].
  • (20165) 1996 VT2's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.726169252825569'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(20165) 1996 VT2's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Dennis di Cicco
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P61]]: [[Q1189620]], дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  2. 15w ago · Ysogo · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460991.4825135744'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.57576'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.575469008951805'}
    Followed by → (20166) 1996 VQ4
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P61]]: [[Q1189620]]"
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