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(72794) 2001 FA178

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(72794) 2001 FA178

Summary

(72794) 2001 FA178 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72794) 2001 FA178 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178 followed (72793) 2001 FF176[5].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178 was followed by (72795) 2001 FJ179[6].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FA178[9].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 CL21[10].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 19, 2001[11].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07952074553891883'}[12].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.55'}[13].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.836278736827914'}[14].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2013.398817516522'}[15].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+166.0584523848224'}[16].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.120476537792032'}[17].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.368619158513959'}[18].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.872333917070105'}[19].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+170.9557109834403'}[20].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+329.3759802043799'}[21].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+4.487'}[22].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.116'}[23].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (72794) 2001 FA178's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460771.7732367893'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(72794) 2001 FA178'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.

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': '+0.07952074553891883'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72794
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-03-19T00:00:00Z
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.55"
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