101960 Molau

Summary

101960 Molau is an asteroid^[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• 101960 Molau is credited with the discovery of André Knöfel^[3].
• 101960 Molau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 101960 Molau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Drebach Observatory^[5].
• 101960 Molau's follows is recorded as (101959) 1999 RH38^[6].
• 101960 Molau's followed by is recorded as 101961 Augustklipstein^[7].
• 101960 Molau's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 101960 Molau's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 101960 Molau's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 SN17^[10].
• 101960 Molau's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RR38^[11].
• 101960 Molau's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-11T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 101960 Molau's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20101960^[13].
• 101960 Molau's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 101960 Molau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[15].
• 101960 Molau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2255780182832996'}^[16].
• 101960 Molau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.0'}^[17].
• 101960 Molau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.17'}^[18].
• 101960 Molau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.4'}^[19].
• 101960 Molau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.3755976112797089'}^[20].
• 101960 Molau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1280.78132216986'}^[21].
• 101960 Molau's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+172.0'}^[22].
• 101960 Molau's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+172.0269423137416'}^[23].
• 101960 Molau's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.30808096394258'}^[24].
• 101960 Molau's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.828733293826155'}^[25].
• 101960 Molau's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.787428634059005'}^[26].
• 101960 Molau's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+150.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

101960 Molau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

101960 Molau is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]