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(72717) 2001 FA88

Summary

(72717) 2001 FA88 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72717) 2001 FA88 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88 followed (72716) 2001 FQ87[5].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88 was followed by (72718) 2001 FJ90[6].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FA88[9].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 BX5[10].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HN12[11].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 21, 2001[12].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01991268639577488'}[13].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.56'}[14].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.91184868975719'}[15].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1939.930739778509'}[16].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+9.46'}[17].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+42.11227975518042'}[18].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.044097314649072'}[19].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.104713469833899'}[20].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.983481159464244'}[21].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+207.9915013815273'}[22].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+99.63901508635729'}[23].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+3.79'}[24].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.257'}[25].
  • (72717) 2001 FA88's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(72717) 2001 FA88'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] ↑ . 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.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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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  1. 4w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01991268639577488'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72717
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-03-21T00:00:00Z
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.56"
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