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1606 Jekhovsky

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q141350

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
1605 Milankovitch[4]
Followed by
1607 Mavis[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.17, +12.23[19][20]
Albedo
+0.033[39]
Apoapsis
+3.544, +3.543372571175279[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+142.94291, +142.8794809511154[34][35]
Asteroid spectral type
C-type asteroid[14]
Diameter
+18.981[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Louis Boyer[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+190.34493, +190.2937562693414[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+108.49644, +14.77484590807449[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Benjamin Jekhowsky[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.32 (0.32–0.32, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+7.71837, +7.719511541316073[21][22]
Orbital period
+4.41, +1610.633471923244[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.8322162, +1.834727239844187[32][33]
Provisional designation
1928 RL, 1937 TS, 1937 VO, 1950 RH, A906 SG[8][9][10][11][12]
Rotation period
+165.946[25]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.6880168, +2.689049905509733[28][29]
Significant event
naming[15]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Center of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 14, 1950[13]
Time of periapsis
+2460934.3984125163
🏷️ Also known as
en Jekhovsky de (1606) Jekhovsky el 1606 Γιεκόβσκι fa سیارک ۱۶۰۶ ja ジェコフスキー ru 1950 RH ru A906 SG ru Жеховский ru 1928 RL ru (1606) 1950 RH ru (1606) Жеховский ru 1937 TS ru 1937 VO uk 1606 Джеховський zh 小行星1606
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y4yc3
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20001606
Minor Planet Center body ID
1606

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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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → 0.033
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,934.398413 Julian day
    Mean anomaly → 108.49644 degree, 14.774846 degree
    Follows → 1605 Milankovitch
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