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2001 FA38

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q15191736

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1999 TM264[3]
Followed by
(77233) 2001 FD38[4]
Absolute magnitude
14.4[10]
Albedo
0.163[21]
Apoapsis
3.319152919663739 au[16]
Argument of periapsis
67.81105351097386°[18]
Diameter
3.952 km[20]
Discoverer or inventor
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[22]
Longitude of ascending node
184.3371879738542°[14]
Mean anomaly
71.89683384183208°[19]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.1992418064146997[9]
Orbital inclination
15.418438944304°[11]
Orbital period
1,681.818709299816 day[12]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
2.216266045735422 au[17]
Provisional designation
2001 FA38[7]
Rotation period
4.8001 h[13]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.76770948269958 au[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Experimental Test Site[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 18, 2001[8]
Time of periapsis
2,460,664.618221404 Julian day[23]
🏷️ Also known as
ru 2001 FA38 zh 小行星77232
🔖 Identifiers · 2
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20077232
Minor Planet Center body ID
77232

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  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → 14.4
    Apoapsis → 3.319153 astronomical unit
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.767709 astronomical unit
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Absolute magnitude: 14.45"
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