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101960 Molau

asteroid
Asteroid Q3596824

Facts

22 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +21
Follows
(101959) 1999 RH38[3]
Followed by
101961 Augustklipstein[4]
Absolute magnitude
+17.0, +17.17[13][14]
Apoapsis
+2.828733293826155[21]
Argument of periapsis
+150.8, +150.9960128053417[23][24]
Discoverer or inventor
André Knöfel[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[27]
Longitude of ascending node
+172.0, +172.0269423137416[18][19]
Mean anomaly
+200.5, +187.8532979023676[25][26]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.22, +0.2255780182832996[11][12]
Orbital inclination
+0.4, +0.3755976112797089[15][16]
Orbital period
+1280.78132216986[17]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.787428634059005[22]
Provisional designation
1992 SN17, 1999 RR38[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.30808096394258[20]
Significant event
naming[10]
Site of astronomical discovery
Drebach Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 11, 1999[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461612.950779777[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en 101960 Molau en Molau fr (101960) Molau ru (101960) 1999 RR38 ru 1992 SN17 ru 1999 RR38 ru Molau zh 小行星101960
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122223x3
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20101960
Minor Planet Center body ID
101960

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Discoverer or inventor 1
André Knöfel
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Drebach Observatory
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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery → Drebach Observatory
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.308081 astronomical unit
    Instance of → asteroid
    Significant event → naming
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