# Parent body

> celestial body from which originates a meteorite or a class of meteorites

**Wikidata**: [Q71928](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71928)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent_body)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/parent-body


## References

1. [Source](https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/chikyukagaku/28/1/28_KJ00007318787/_article/-char/ja)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)