(71978) 2000 WJ143

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(71978) 2000 WJ143

Summary

(71978) 2000 WJ143 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (71978) 2000 WJ143 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143 followed (71977) 2000 WS137[5].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143 was followed by (71979) 2000 WN143[6].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WJ143[9].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FC1[10].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 20, 2000[11].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1258424917617448'}[12].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.58'}[13].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.024066498035252'}[14].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1282.898587766997'}[15].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+156.7943091133598'}[16].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.31062392992737'}[17].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.601398602793745'}[18].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.019849257060994'}[19].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+263.0144338095207'}[20].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+293.1542923089102'}[21].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[22].
  • (71978) 2000 WJ143's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460838.7118444312'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

(71978) 2000 WJ143's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description asteroid
    Argument of periapsis {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Instance of asteroid
    Parent astronomical body Sun
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 16.58"
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