Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects/Infoboxes
This page is where work is being done to come up with a generic table template to be used for organizing a list of facts about various astronomical bodies such as planets, natural satellites, and maybe also smaller bodies such as asteroids and comets (though I suspect that both asteroids and comets will be better served by having their own template design).
Non-stellar astronomical objects
editDiscovery [1][2] | |
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Discovered by | Palomar team |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 10 December 2002 |
Designations | |
(78799) 2002 XW93 | |
2002 XW93 | |
TNO [1] | |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 18.76 yr (6,852 days) |
Aphelion | 46.780 AU |
Perihelion | 28.193 AU |
37.487 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2479 |
229.52 yr (83,833 days) | |
141.33° | |
0° 0m 15.48s / day | |
Inclination | 14.382° |
46.926° | |
247.23° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 584 km[4] 565 km[5] |
5.5[3] | |
Main template: Infobox planet
editThis template has been designed for the presentation of information on non-stellar astronomical objects: planets (including extrasolar planets), dwarf planets, moons and minor planets. For § Extrasolar planets and § Comets, alternative templates exist.
The adjunct infobox-example is generated by the {{Infobox planet}} template for the minor planet (78799) 2002 XW93. This example uses the following wikicode:
{{Infobox planet | minorplanet = yes | name = {{mp|(78799) 2002 XW|93}} | background = #C2E0FF | image = | caption = | discovery_ref =  ref name="MPC-78799" /><ref name="MPEC2003-Y55" /> | discovered = 10 December 2002 | discoverer = [[Palomar Observatory|Palomar]] {{small|team}} | discovery_site = [[Palomar Observatory|Palomar Obs.]] | mp_name = {{mp|(78799) 2002 XW|93}} | alt_names = {{mp|2002 XW|93}} | named_after = | mp_category = [[Trans-Neptunian object|TNO]] <ref name="MPC-78799" /> | orbit_ref = <ref name="jpldata" /> | epoch = 31 July 2016 ([[Julian day|JD]] 2457600.5) | uncertainty = 3 | observation_arc = {{nowrap|18.76 yr (6,852 days)}} | aphelion = 46.780 [[Astronomical unit|AU]] | perihelion = 28.193 AU | semimajor = 37.487 AU | eccentricity = 0.2479 | period = 229.52 [[Julian year (astronomy)|yr]] (83,833 days) | mean_anomaly = 141.33[[Degree (angle)|°]] | mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.0043|sup=ms}} / day | inclination = 14.382° | asc_node = 46.926° | arg_peri = 247.23° | dimensions = 584 [[Kilometre|km]]<ref name="Brown" /><br />565 km<ref name="tnolist" /> | mass = | rotation = | albedo = | spectral_type = | abs_magnitude = 5.5<ref name="jpldata" /> }}
Note
edit- for a clean syntax, citations should be listed separately in the article's "References" section .
- The above example uses a basic parameter selection for minor planets with some parameters such as
|image=
and|mass=
left empty. - 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.
- Formatting unnamed minor planets
- use {{mp}} to format unnamed minor planets:
{{mp|(78799) 2002 XW|93}}
displays as (78799) 2002 XW93 - use {{mpl}} to add a link:
{{mpl|(78799) 2002 XW|93}}
displays as (78799) 2002 XW93 - use {{mpl-}} to suppress the designation's number part:
{{mpl-|78799|2002 XW|93}}
displays as 2002 XW93 - for more details
- to modify the article's title with subscripted index, use
{{DISPLAYTITLE:}}
. See first line in the edit window of article (78799) 2002 XW93
- use {{mp}} to format unnamed minor planets:
References: segregated citations used in infobox
edit- ^ a b "78799 (2002 XW93)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Marsden, Brian G. (2003-12-24). "MPEC 2003-Y55 : 2002 XW93". IAU Minor Planet Center. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 78799 (2002 XW93)" (2008-09-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?". Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ^ "List of Known Trans-Neptunian Objects". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
Comets
edit Nucleus imaged by the Deep Impact impactor | |
Discovery | |
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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)
Useful sources
edit- JPL's SSD, Natural Satellite Physical Parameters
- JPL's SSD, Planetary Satellite Mean Orbital Parameters
- Solarviews
- The Nine Planets
- nifty Windows tool (AstOrb Browser) by Urhixidur used to generate an {{Infobox planet}} and footers as mentioned below
Sidebars
edit- Template:Distant minor planets sidebar - Small list of TNO-related topics
Footers
editPlanets
edit- Template:Solar System - Planets in the Solar System
- Template:Uranus - Uranus's natural satellites
- Template:Neptune - Neptune's natural satellites
- Template:Mars - Mars' natural satellites
Planetary moons
edit- Template:Moons of Jupiter - Jupiter's natural satellites (exhaustive)
- Template:Moons of Saturn - Saturn's natural satellites (exhaustive)
Dwarf planets
edit- Template:Dwarf planets – for dwarf planets and candidates
Moons of dwarf planets
edit- Template:Moons of dwarf planets - Natural satellites of Pluto, Haumea and Eris
Minor planets
edit- Template:Minor planets navigator – sequential navigator for numbered minor planets
Cometary objects
edit- Template:PeriodicComets Navigator – sequential navigator for periodic comets
Any small Solar System body
editFooter template examples
editParticularly useful are the footer templates {{Minor planets navigator}} for minor planets, the footer template {{PeriodicComets Navigator}} for comets, and the footer template {{Small Solar System bodies}} for both minor planets and comets.
- Example
- {{Minor planets navigator}} for asteroid 61 Danaë
- Example
- {{PeriodicComets Navigator}} for comet 9P/Tempel
- Example
- {{Small Solar System bodies}} for any small Solar System body
Stellar objects
editStarbox tree
editObservation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 14h 39m 36.2s |
Declination | -60° 50′ 8.2″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | -0.01 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G2 V |
U−B color index | 0.24 |
B−V color index | 0.65 |
Variable type | N/A |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 21.6 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -3678.19 mas/yr Dec.: +481.84 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 747.23 ± 1.17 mas |
Distance | 4.38 ly (1.33 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 4.40 |
Details | |
Mass | 1.10/0.91 M☉ |
Radius | 1.23/0.87 R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.57/0.51 L☉ |
Temperature | 5,800/5,300 K |
Metallicity | 130-230% Sun |
Rotation | ? |
Age | 5-6 × 109 years |
Orbit | |
Companion | Alpha Centauri B |
Period (P) | 79.92 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 17.515″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.516 |
Inclination (i) | 79.24° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 204.87° (ascending)° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 1955.56 |
Other designations | |
α1 Cen, CP -60° 5483 A, Gliese 559A, FK5 538, HD 128620, HIP 71683, HR 5459, LHS 50, SAO 252838, YPC 3309.00 |
This table is composed of the following sub-templates:
- {{Starbox begin}}
- {{Starbox image}}
- {{Starbox observe}}
- {{Starbox character}}
- {{Starbox astrometry}}
- {{Starbox visbin}}
- {{Starbox detail}}
- {{Starbox catalog}}
- {{Starbox end}}
Short star template
editObservation data Epoch 2000 Equinox 2000 | |
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Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 14h 39m 36.5s |
Declination | -62° 50' 2.72" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | -0.01 |
Distance | 4.38 ly (1.33 pc) |
Spectral type | G2 V |
Other designations | |
α1 Cen, HD 128620, CP-60°5483 A, HR 5459, HIP 71683 |
- {{starbox short}}
This template is for stubby star articles, and should be replaced with the full template when the article is expanded.
Footers
editObsolete:
- Template:ConstellationsListedByPtolemy - Ptolemy's constellations
- Template:ConstellationList - Modern constellations
- Template:ConstellationsRoyerAltered - Constellations altered by Augustin Royer in 1679
Replaced by:
Extrasolar planets
editParts of this Wikipedia page (those related to this section) need to be updated. Please help update this Wikipedia page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (August 2016) |
Discovery | |
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Transit, radial velocity, infrared light | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.0393 (± 0.0007) | |
Eccentricity | 0.135 (± 0.096) |
3.030065 (± 0.000008) | |
Inclination | 88.2 (± 1) |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 0.61 (± 0.06) |
Mean density | 642 |
- {{Infobox planet}}
Supernovae
edit 1987A supernova remnant near the center | |
IIp (unusual) | |
Date | 24 February 1987 (23:00 UTC) |
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Constellation | Dorado |
Right ascension | 05h 35m 49.942s (1950) |
Declination | −69° 17′ 57.60″ (1950) |
Epoch | J2000.0 |
Galactic coordinates | unknown |
Remnant | unknown |
Host | Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) |
Progenitor | Sanduleak −69° 202 a |
Progenitor type | B3 supergiant |
Colour (B-V) | +0.085 |
Notable features | The closest recorded sn. since invention of telescope |
Peak apparent magnitude | +3 |
Template: {{Infobox supernova}}
This is a table template that should be used for supernovae. It automatically assigns the article to Category:Supernovae.
Open Clusters
editNGC 6656 | |
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Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Right ascension | 18h 36m 18s |
Declination | −23° 53′ 58″ |
Distance | 10.4 kly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.1 |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 32.0″ |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 105 to 106 M☉ |
Other designations | Messier 22 |
Associations | |
Template: {{Infobox open cluster}}
Sample table for M22. Please modify and improve as needed.
The template is for open clusters.
Globular Clusters
editNGC 6656 | |
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Core of Messier 22 | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Class | VII |
Right ascension | 18h 36m 18s |
Declination | −23° 53′ 58″ |
Distance | 10.4 kly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.1 |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 32.0″ |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 105 to 106 M☉ |
VHB | 14.2 |
Other designations | Messier 22 |
Template: {{Infobox globular cluster}}
Sample table for M22. Please modify and improve as needed.
The template is for globular clusters.
Galaxies
editSpiral Galaxy M109 | |
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Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 57.6m 36.0s |
Declination | +53° 23' 28" |
Redshift | +0.003496 |
Distance | 41 million ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +9.8 |
Absolute magnitude (V) | 13.4 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SB(s)bc |
Apparent size (V) | 7.6' × 4.9' |
Notable features | Possible Milky Way-twin, Bar at the center |
Other designations | |
NGC 3992, UGC 6937 |
Template: {{Infobox Galaxy}}
This example table should be edited and used for galaxies.
Notes: Please see List of galaxies to find galaxies that do not yet have infoboxes/factsheets.
Please categorise your galaxy in a subcategory of Category:Galaxies
Galaxy cluster
editStephan's Quintet | |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
Constellation(s) | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 22h 35m 57.5s |
Declination | +33° 57′ 36″ |
Brightest member | NGC 7318B |
Number of galaxies | 4 |
Other designations | |
HCG 92, Arp 319, VV 288 |
Template: {{Infobox galaxy cluster}}
This example table should be edited and used for galaxy groups, clusters, and superclusters. It automatically assigns the article to Category:Galaxy clusters.
The sample data for this group was taken from the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) on 2006-09-18. However, NED may not be the best reference for all galaxy groups. It can be reliably used for compact groups such as the one in this example, and it can be used reliably for most Abell clusters and other moderate and high-redshift clusters, but it should be used cautiously (if used at all) for nearby galaxy groups such as the M81 Group.
Quasar
edit3C 273 | |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000.0) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 29m 06.7s[1] |
Declination | +02° 03′ 09″[1] |
Redshift | 47,469 ± 20 km/s[1] |
Distance | 2.44 Gly (749 Mpc) |
Type | Blazar; Sy1[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.9[1] |
Notable features | First quasar discovered |
Other designations | |
PGC 41121[1] | |
See also: Quasar, List of quasars |
Template: {{Infobox quasar}}
This example table should be edited and used for quasars.
Nebulae
editReflection nebula | |
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Protoplanetary nebula | |
RAFGL 2688, the Egg Nebula | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 21h 02m 18.75s |
Declination | +36° 41′ 37.8″ |
Distance | 3 kly (920 pc) ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.0 |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 30″ × 15″ |
Constellation | Cygnus |
Physical characteristics | |
Radius | 0.2 ly[a] ly |
Absolute magnitude (V) | 4.2[b] |
Notable features | - |
Designations | RAFGL 2688, The Egg, Cygnus Egg |
Template: {{Infobox nebula}}
To the right is an example using Template:Infobox nebula. This example can be copied and used for all nebulae, but pay close attention to the parameters like "type". For more information, see the template's documentation.
Categories and lists
editAdd articles to the appropriate Lists of nebulae and to the categories as given below, the category of its constellation, and the category of its catalog (ex:Category:Messier objects), in that order.
Useful links
edit- List of asteroids
- List of galaxies
- List of Messier objects
- List of NGC objects
- List of planetary nebulae
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