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(12043) 1997 FN

minor planet
Place asteroid Q4541027

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +22
Follows
12042 Laques[3]
Followed by
12044 Fabbri[4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.2, +13.31[15][16]
Albedo
+0.053[34]
Apoapsis
+3.150, +3.143139859045927[25][26]
Argument of periapsis
+304.72642, +308.8156730323717[29][30]
Diameter
+14.456[33]
Discoverer or inventor
Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[35]
Longitude of ascending node
+62.04686, +62.00281441088803[21][22]
Mean anomaly
+215.50710, +25.94253692904434[31][32]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.05 (0.05–0.05, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+12.56569, +12.565183873659[17][18]
Orbital period
+5.17, +1884.019774500523[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.8296686, +2.827506503228636[27][28]
Provisional designation
1953 VT2, 1984 WP4, 1989 XH3, 1997 FN[7][8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.9900264, +2.985323181137281[23][24]
Site of astronomical discovery
Xinglong Station[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 22, 1997[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460864.732631736[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en (12043) 1997 FN ru 1953 VT2 ru 1984 WP4 ru 1989 XH3 ru 1997 FN zh 小行星12043
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Freebase ID
/m/0h98blk
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20012043
Minor Planet Center body ID
12043
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet12043Provisional1997FN"]

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
12044 Fabbri
Followed by (predecessor) 1
12044 Fabbri
Follows 1
12042 Laques
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
12042 Laques
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Xinglong Station
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . 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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ce', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'kaa', 'sv', 'tt', 'ur', 'vi']
    Sitelink count → 11
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  2. 26w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.05'}, {'amount': '+0.0536309'}, {'amount': '+0.05286418532700504'}
    Followed by → 12044 Fabbri
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.150'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.143139859045927'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8296686'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.827506503228636'}
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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