4261 Gekko

Summary

4261 Gekko is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4261 Gekko is credited with the discovery of Yoshiaki Oshima^[3].
• 4261 Gekko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4261 Gekko's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Gekko Observatory^[5].
• Gekko Observatory is named after 4261 Gekko^[6].
• 4261 Gekko's follows is recorded as Q153229^[7].
• 4261 Gekko's followed by is recorded as Q153235^[8].
• 4261 Gekko's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4261 Gekko's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4261 Gekko's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RR16^[11].
• 4261 Gekko's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VN^[12].
• 4261 Gekko's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BV2^[13].
• 4261 Gekko's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 BJ^[14].
• 4261 Gekko's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-01-28T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4261 Gekko's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2llw^[16].
• 4261 Gekko's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004261^[17].
• 4261 Gekko's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 4261 Gekko's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4261 Gekko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}^[20].
• 4261 Gekko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1121717'}^[21].
• 4261 Gekko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1107195078929186'}^[22].
• 4261 Gekko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}^[23].
• 4261 Gekko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.09'}^[24].
• 4261 Gekko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.65648'}^[25].
• 4261 Gekko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.661596403568848'}^[26].
• 4261 Gekko's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.67'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

4261 Gekko is credited with the discovery of Yoshiaki Oshima^[3].

Why It Matters

4261 Gekko has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]