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(72787) 2001 FB171

Summary

(72787) 2001 FB171 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72787) 2001 FB171 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171 followed (72786) 2001 FZ170[5].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171 was followed by (72788) 2001 FV171[6].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FB171[9].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AX164[10].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VQ23[11].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 24, 2001[12].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.005700946196048972'}[13].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.42'}[14].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.164328110957658'}[15].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2023.302152840201'}[16].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+216.1517114994273'}[17].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.130700657833362'}[18].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.148548613839605'}[19].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.112852701827119'}[20].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+289.0916973380049'}[21].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+144.6366393191325'}[22].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+7.505'}[23].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.079'}[24].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[25].
  • (72787) 2001 FB171's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459787.601045239'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(72787) 2001 FB171'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. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.005700946196048972'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72787
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-03-24T00:00:00Z
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.42"
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