(20951) 4261 T-2

Summary

(20951) 4261 T-2 is an asteroid^[1]. (20951) 4261 T-2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• (20951) 4261 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• (20951) 4261 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• (20951) 4261 T-2 is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's follows is recorded as (20950) 3305 T-2^[8].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's followed by is recorded as Q147480^[9].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FA7^[12].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's provisional designation is recorded as 4261 T-2^[13].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020951^[15].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[16].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0565250'}^[17].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05375044453335004'}^[18].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[19].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.95'}^[20].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.90494'}^[21].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.901067006656392'}^[22].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.37'}^[23].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1597.33149548048'}^[24].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.55317'}^[25].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.38936943539581'}^[26].
• (20951) 4261 T-2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6736560'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20951) 4261 T-2's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

(20951) 4261 T-2 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]