(9979) 1994 VT

Infobox Planet
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name = (9979) 1994 VT
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caption = Orbit of (9979) 1994 VT (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = T. Kobayashi
discovered = November 3, 1994
designations = yes
mp_name =
alt_names = 1981 JT3
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 2.8216010 AU
perihelion = 1.9876746 AU
semimajor = 2.4046378 AU
eccentricity = 0.1733996
period = 1361.9868634 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 1.97801°
asc_node = 335.68453°
mean_anomaly = 335.68453°
arg_peri = 133.73063°
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physical_characteristics = yes
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albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.6

(9979) 1994 VT is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.73 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9979;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9979 (1994 VT)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered on November 3, 1994 by T. Kobayashi, it was given the provisional designation 1994 VT. ["MPO 41500" Minor Planet Center]

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