(9939) 1988 VK
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | T. Kojima | |||||||||
| Discovery date | November 3, 1988 | |||||||||
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Designations
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| MPC designation | (9939) 1988 VK | |||||||||
| Alternative names[1] | 1991 PH1 | |||||||||
| Epoch October 27, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Ap | 2.5343552 AU | |||||||||
| Peri | 1.8553598 AU | |||||||||
| Semi-major axis | 2.1948575 AU | |||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1546787 | |||||||||
| Orbital period | 1187.7031942 d | |||||||||
| Mean anomaly | 317.34452° | |||||||||
| Inclination | 5.78443° | |||||||||
| Longitude of ascending node | 110.29672° | |||||||||
| Argument of peri | 268.22250° | |||||||||
| Surface temp. Kelvin Celsius |
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| Absolute magnitude | 14.0 | |||||||||
(9939) 1988 VK is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.25 years.[2] It is associated with the Flora family of asteroids.[3]
Discovered on November 3, 1988 by Takuo Kojima at the YGCO Chiyoda Station, it was given the provisional designation "1988 VK".[4]
[edit] References
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- ^ 9939 (1988 VK). JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA/JPL. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Zappala, V., Ph. Bendjoya, A. Cellino, P. Farinella, and C. Froeschle (1997). Asteroid Dynamical Families.. EAR-A-5-DDR-FAMILY-V4.1. NASA Planetary Data System.
- ^ MPO 47637 Minor Planet Center
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