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(163243) 2002 FB3

Summary

(163243) 2002 FB3 is a potentially hazardous asteroid[1]. (163243) 2002 FB3 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #32 of 147).[2]

Key Facts

  • (163243) 2002 FB3 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid[4].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[5].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[6].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Socorro[7].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[8].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's follows is recorded as (163242) 2002 FE[9].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's followed by is recorded as 163244 Matthewhill[10].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid[11].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 FB3[13].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-03-18T00:00:00Z[14].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20163243[15].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6018'}[16].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6016225130965943'}[17].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.4'}[18].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.47'}[19].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.2730'}[20].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.28279903847814'}[21].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+242.7547927066099'}[22].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.231'}[23].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.62'}[24].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.5622082330628'}[25].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.7615754294416144'}[26].
  • (163243) 2002 FB3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.219756353214897'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid[4], near-Earth object[5], and near-Earth asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

(163243) 2002 FB3 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #32 of 147).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 20w ago · ToadetteEdit · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Instance of → —
    Site of astronomical discovery → Socorro, Experimental Test Site
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.2730'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.28279903847814'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P65]]: [[Q503818]], The Distributed Game (95): Pick the Discovery site #distributed-game"
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