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Minor planets (asteroids, comets, Kuiperoids, etc) edit
| {{minor planet}} | {{Minor Planet}} |
|---|---|
{{minor planet|
| name = 14 Irene
| e = 0.168
| i = 9.106
| q = 2.150 AU
| omega = 96.473
| a = 2.585
| asc_node=86.493
| Q = 3.020
| M = 326.489
| P= 4.16
| n = ?
| TP =?
}}
|
{{ Minor Planet |
| name=14 Irene
| discoverer=[[John Russell Hind]]
| discovery_date=[[May 19]], [[1851]]
| designations=A906 QC;<br/>A913 EA;<br/>1952 TM
| category=[[Main belt]]
| epoch=[[July 14]], [[2004]] ([[Julian day|JD]] 2453200.5)
| semimajor=386.730 [[1 E9 m|Gm]] (2.585 [[Astronomical unit|AU]])
| perihelion=321.602 Gm (2.150 AU)
| aphelion=451.858 Gm (3.020 AU)
| eccentricity=0.168
| period=1518.176 [[day|d]] (4.16 [[Julian year (astronomy)|a]])
| inclination=9.106°
| arg_peri=96.473°
| asc_node=86.493°
| mean_anomaly=326.489°
| speed=18.52 km/s
| dimensions=181.8 km <sup>[http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT]</sup>
| mass=6.3×10<sup>18</sup> kg
| density=2 ? g/cm³
| gravity=0.051 m/s²
| escape_velocity=0.096 km/s
| rotation=0.6275 d <sup>[http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html]</sup>
| spectral_class=[[S-type asteroid]] <sup>[http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT]
| abs_mag=6.30
| albedo=0.160 <sup>[http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT]</sup>
| temperature=~234 [[kelvin|K]] }}
|
The example on the far right is the recommended table format for minor planets —note the recommended unit links. It is generated by the {{Minor Planet}} template (now replaced by the {{Infobox Planet}} with the minorplanet flag; see below). The template has an optional astron argument whose default value is helion; this allows its use to describe asteroid moons, as in the S/2000 (1998 WW31) 1 example.
Urhixidur wrote a nifty Windows tool that can greatly facilitate preparation of these. The most recent version can be downloaded from http://www.bigfoot.com/~D.U.Thibault (at the bottom of the page, under the heading "Delphi 7 and Wikipedia").
A more compact form of this with just the orbital elements is on the near right {{Minor planet}} (note the lower case 'p'). The two are incompatible at the moment, something which Nicholas intends to fix one day.
A few short-hand templates are useful when dealing with asteroids with provisional designations. They are Template:mp, Template:mpl, and Template:mpl-. Mpl ("minor planet link") is used to write a link, like so {{mpl|(15874) 1996 TL|66}} = (15874) 1996 TL66, whilst mp ("minor planet") saves you from typing <sub></sub> if you'd rather not: {{mp|(15874) 1996 TL|66}} = (15874) 1996 TL66. Mpl- is used with numbered asteroids that have kept (so far) their provisional designations: {{mpl-|15760|1992 QB|1}} = 1992 QB1 instead of (15760) 1992 QB1.
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- Template:Small Solar System bodies
- Template:Minor planets navigator – sequential navigator for numbered minor planets
- Template:PeriodicComets Navigator – sequential navigator for periodic comets
- Template:Dwarf planets - for dwarf planets and candidates
Particularly useful are {{Minor planets navigator}} and
. Scroll down beyond the table to the right to see examples of these.
Replacement template:
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | John Russell Hind |
| Discovery date | May 19, 1851 |
| Designations | |
| A906 QC; A913 EA; 1952 TM | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch July 14, 2004 (JD 2453200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 451.858 Gm (3.020 AU) |
| Perihelion | 321.602 Gm (2.150 AU) |
| 386.730 Gm (2.585 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| 1518.176 d (4.16 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.52 km/s |
| 326.489° | |
| Inclination | 9.106° |
| 86.493° | |
| 96.473° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 167x153x139km[2] (152km)[1] |
| Mass | 8.2×1018 kg[2] |
Mean density | 4.42±1.59 g/cm³[2] |
| 0.051 m/s² | |
| 0.096 km/s | |
| 0.6275 d (15.06 h)[1][3] | |
| Albedo | 0.159[1] |
| Temperature | ~170 K |
Spectral type | S-type asteroid[1] |
| 8.84 to 12.25 | |
| 6.30[1] | |
| 0.17" to 0.052" | |
Comets edit
.jpg) Nucleus imaged by the Deep Impact impactor | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel |
| Discovery date | April 3, 1867 |
| Designations | |
| 9P/1867 G1; 1867 II; 9P/1873 G1; 1873 I; 1873a 1879 III; 1879b 9P/1967 L1; 1966 VII 9P/1972 A1; 1972 V; 1972a 1978 II; 1977i 1983 XI; 1982j 1989 I; 1987e1 1994 XIX; 1993c | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion | 4.737 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.506 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.122 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.5175 |
| Orbital period | 5.515 a |
| Inclination | 10.5301° |
| Last perihelion | July 5, 2005 |
| Next perihelion | 2011 |
As discussed above, comets might be served better by a different template. Here is a suggestion for {{Comet}} we can toy with until we are happy with it. Awolf002 00:23, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 14 Irene". 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ a b c Jim Baer (2008). "Recent Asteroid Mass Determinations". Personal Website. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Asteroid Lightcurve Paramaters". Planetary Science Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2008-11-03.