(72780) 2001 FW163

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(72780) 2001 FW163

Summary

(72780) 2001 FW163 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72780) 2001 FW163 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163 followed (72779) 2001 FA159[5].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163 was followed by (72781) 2001 FG166[6].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FW163[9].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VF200[10].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 FA2[11].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 18, 2001[12].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1070701806483443'}[13].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.53'}[14].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.78512261565896'}[15].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1533.705681854443'}[16].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+171.8804068382486'}[17].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.602729691201014'}[18].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.881404429416716'}[19].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.324054952985312'}[20].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+230.8412861223114'}[21].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+343.7057348006426'}[22].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[23].
  • (72780) 2001 FW163's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460669.9183531054'}[24].

Body

Designation and Status

(72780) 2001 FW163'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.
  23. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1070701806483443'}
    Minor planet center body id 72780
    Wikidata description asteroid
    Time of discovery or invention +2001-03-18T00:00:00Z
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.53"
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