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(72796) 2001 FR179

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(72796) 2001 FR179

Summary

(72796) 2001 FR179 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72796) 2001 FR179 is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[2].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[4].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179 followed (72795) 2001 FJ179[5].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179 was followed by (72797) 2001 FU180[6].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FR179[9].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 20, 2001[10].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.124949872707834'}[11].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.66'}[12].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.06567061517098'}[13].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1520.389691577303'}[14].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+85.8335690652908'}[15].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.587642803043925'}[16].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.910968441897606'}[17].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.264317164190244'}[18].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+54.21611863107732'}[19].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+275.8226486460318'}[20].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[21].
  • (72796) 2001 FR179's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2460956.006603508'}[22].

Body

Designation and Status

(72796) 2001 FR179'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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.124949872707834'}
    Minor planet center body id → 72796
    Wikidata description → asteroid
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-03-20T00:00:00Z
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 15.66"
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