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5891 Gehrig

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q672451

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
5890 Carlsberg[4]
Followed by
5892 Milesdavis[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.4, +13.46[16][17]
Albedo
+0.359[36]
Apoapsis
+2.755, +2.75622676103622[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+111.43488, +111.0222367297656[31][32]
Diameter
+5.514[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Antonín Mrkos[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+300.33136, +300.2351157094881[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+286.92457, +190.3518275523039[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Lou Gehrig[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.13 (0.13–0.13, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+3.34601, +3.346056046618916[18][19]
Orbital period
+3.8, +1387.161640580707[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1127017, +2.112130317735686[29][30]
Provisional designation
1976 JT4, 1981 SM, 1990 BH3[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+3.57[22]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4338356, +2.434178539385953[25][26]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kleť Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
September 22, 1981[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461654.19288115[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gehrig de 1981 SM de (5891) Gehrig fa سیارک ۵۸۹۱ ru Гегриг ru 1990 BH3 ru 1976 JT4 ru (5891) 1981 SM ru (5891) Гегриг uk 5891 Ґеріґ zh 小行星5891
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y2lfd
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005891
Minor Planet Center body ID
5891

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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.
  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. 10d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.112702 astronomical unit, 2.11213 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.8 year, 1,387.161641 day
    Rotation period → 3.57 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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