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).

This 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   = &thinsp;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]]&thinsp;<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" />
}}

• for a clean syntax, citations should be listed separately in the article's "References" section(see § References: segregated citations used in infobox).
• 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 detailssee Template:mp/doc
  • to modify the article's title with subscripted index, use {{DISPLAYTITLE:}}. See first line in the edit window of article (78799) 2002 XW93

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)[reply]

• 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

• Template:Distant minor planets sidebar - Small list of TNO-related topics

• 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

• Template:Moons of Jupiter - Jupiter's natural satellites (exhaustive)
• Template:Moons of Saturn - Saturn's natural satellites (exhaustive)

• Template:Dwarf planets – for dwarf planets and candidates

• Template:Moons of dwarf planets - Natural satellites of Pluto, Haumea and Eris

• Template:Minor planets navigator – sequential navigator for numbered minor planets(see LOMP)

• Template:PeriodicComets Navigator – sequential navigator for periodic comets

• Template:Small Solar System bodies

Particularly 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

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}}

References: [1] [2] [3]

• {{starbox short}}

This template is for stubby star articles, and should be replaced with the full template when the article is expanded.

Obsolete:

• Template:ConstellationsListedByPtolemy - Ptolemy's constellations
• Template:ConstellationList - Modern constellations
  • Template:ConstellationsRoyerAltered - Constellations altered by Augustin Royer in 1679

Replaced by:

• Template:navconstel
• Template:navconstel-historic

Parts 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)

• {{Infobox planet}}

Template: {{Infobox supernova}}

This is a table template that should be used for supernovae. It automatically assigns the article to Category:Supernovae.

Template: {{Infobox open cluster}}

Sample table for M22. Please modify and improve as needed.

The template is for open clusters.

Template: {{Infobox globular cluster}}

Sample table for M22. Please modify and improve as needed.

The template is for globular clusters.

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

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.

Template: {{Infobox quasar}}

This example table should be edited and used for quasars.

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.

Add 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.

planetary nebulae

List of planetary nebulae, Category:Planetary nebulae

protoplanetary nebulae

List of protoplanetary nebulae, Category:Protoplanetary nebulae

diffuse nebulae.

List of diffuse nebulae, Category:Diffuse nebulae

dark nebulae

List of dark nebulae, Category:Dark nebulae

• List of asteroids
• List of galaxies
• List of Messier objects
• List of NGC objects
• List of planetary nebulae
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