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(72642) 2001 FC40

Summary

(72642) 2001 FC40 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72642) 2001 FC40 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's follows is recorded as (72641) 2001 FT37[5].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's followed by is recorded as (72643) 2001 FJ40[6].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AF20[9].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 FC40[10].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-03-18T00:00:00Z[11].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20072642[12].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02613937315050309'}[13].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.18'}[14].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.31745816136821'}[15].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1711.254546101554'}[16].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+339.2529992832124'}[17].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.799910346147008'}[18].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.873098247472898'}[19].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.726722444821117'}[20].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.33937281852467'}[21].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+258.3662578754493'}[22].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122_9kl5[23].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 72642[24].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[25].
  • (72642) 2001 FC40's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461483.6144534666'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

(72642) 2001 FC40'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 . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . 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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