(9959) 1991 VF2

Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = mp|(9959) 1991 VF|2
symbol =


caption = Orbit of mp|(9959) 1991 VF|2 (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = S. Ueda & H. Kaneda
discovered = November 9, 1991
designations = yes
mp_name = mp|(9959) 1991 VF|2
alt_names = mp|1989 EZ|3
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 2.5583523 AU
perihelion = 1.9283533 AU
semimajor = 2.2433528 AU
eccentricity = 0.1404146
period = 1227.2832429 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 5.64688°
asc_node = 216.26217°
mean_anomaly = 231.87229°
arg_peri = 247.33091°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions = ~23.4 km [cite web|url = http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1538-3881/123/2/1056/FP206.txt?request-id=ZkkEm1jA3BGTV3i82wi7Kg|title = The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)|author = Tedesco E.F., Noah P.V., Noah M., Price S.D.]
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo = ~0.01
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.7

mp|(9959) 1991 VF|2 is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.36 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9959;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9959 (1991 VF2)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered on November 9, 1991 by S. Ueda and H. Kaneda, it was given the provisional designation "mp|1991 VF|2". ["MPO 65995" Minor Planet Center]

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