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2054 Gawain

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q147194

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2053 Nuki[8]
Followed by
2055 Dvořák[9]
Absolute magnitude
+12.5, +12.76[19][20]
Albedo
+0.073[39]
Apoapsis
+3.257, +3.256754387558819[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+184.08051, +188.5222901642536[34][35]
Diameter
+18.042[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels, Palomar–Leiden survey[2][3][4][5]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+293.23716, +293.000724104907[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+71.04314, +169.5479908275857[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[10]
Named after
Gawain[7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.1 (0.1–0.1, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+3.78940, +3.776500700282797[21][22]
Orbital period
+5.1, +1865.125177403495[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[11]
Periapsis
+2.6719521, +2.673905710990808[32][33]
Provisional designation
1973 FG1, 4097 P-L[12][13]
Rotation period
+11.1098[25]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.9643477, +2.965330049274813[28][29]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[6]
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Time of discovery or invention
September 24, 1960[14]
Time of periapsis
+2460122.0882598036[41]
🏷️ Also known as
en (2054) Gawain en Gawain el 2054 Γκάγουεν fa سیارک ۲۰۵۴ fr (2054) Gauvain ru 1973 FG1 ru (2054) 4097 P-L ru 4097 P-L ru PLS4097 uk 2054 Ґаваїн zh 小行星2054
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y2l1p
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002054
Minor Planet Center body ID
2054

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Summary

2054 Gawain is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9643477'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.965330049274813'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.10'}, {'amount': '+0.0986374'}, {'amount': '+0.09827720133725915'}
    Followed by → 2055 Dvořák
    Time of discovery or invention → +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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