(75223) Wupatki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1999 by Tichy, M., Ticha, J. at Klet.
Wupatki pueblo served as a cultural and trade center situated in one of the warmest driest places on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona. The red rock walls originally contained 100 rooms, a community room and ball court. It was built by the Ancient Pueblo People some 800 years ago.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-05-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wupatki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wupatki is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 75223 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 WP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.94 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.205 |
| Inclination | 3.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.906 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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