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5636 Jacobson

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q740119

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
5635 Cole[4]
Followed by
5637 Gyas[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.8, +12.86[16][17]
Albedo
+0.218[36]
Apoapsis
+3.133, +3.135249053708266[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+195.46788, +194.5738888779675[31][32]
Diameter
+7.843[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Edward L. G. Bowell[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+125.51452, +125.4813963574776[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+140.69359, +296.9196121456757[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.14 (0.13–0.14, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+2.40341, +2.40340090490042[18][19]
Orbital period
+4.59, +1676.694451112881[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.3930057, +2.388920447326237[29][30]
Provisional designation
1970 GG2, 1979 HC2, 1985 QN[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+4.9[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7630817, +2.762084750517252[25][26]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station, Lowell Observatory[2][3]
Time of discovery or invention
August 22, 1985[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461294.2959341374[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en 5636 Jacobson en Jacobson de (5636) Jacobson fa سیارک ۵۶۳۶ ja ジェイコブスン ja ジェイコブソン ru 1970 GG2 ru 1979 HC2 ru 1985 QN ru (5636) 1985 QN ru Jacobson uk 5636 Джейкобсон zh 小行星5636
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y4sb1
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005636
Minor Planet Center body ID
5636

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Site of astronomical discovery 2
Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station
Discoverer or inventor 1
Edward L. G. Bowell
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
5637 Gyas
Followed by (predecessor) 1
5637 Gyas
Follows 1
5635 Cole
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
5635 Cole
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Edward L. G. Bowell

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 9d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.393006 astronomical unit, 2.38892 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 4.59 year, 1,676.694451 day
    Rotation period → 4.9 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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