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6111 Davemckay

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q553011

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
6110 Kazak[4]
Followed by
6112 Ludolfschultz[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.2, +13.22[19][20]
Albedo
+0.045[39]
Apoapsis
+2.943, +2.93999443767835[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+310.50659, +310.533333482703[34][35]
Diameter
+8.659[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Schelte J. Bus[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+95.85342, +95.81117546711047[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+80.21737, +336.268242369402[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
David S. McKay[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.2 (0.2–0.2, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+4.01322, +4.010871417837889[21][22]
Orbital period
+3.84, +1402.294873141273[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.9592592, +1.963706115361608[32][33]
Provisional designation
1969 AP, 1973 AO4, 1973 CN, 1979 SP13, 1979 SW3, 1983 UX[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Rotation period
+7.1[25]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4510082, +2.451850276519979[28][29]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 20, 1979[14]
Time of periapsis
+2461092.941450156[41]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6111 Davemckay en Davemckay de (6111) Davemckay fa سیارک ۶۱۱۱ ru 1979 SW3 ru 1983 UX ru (6111) 1979 SP13 ru Davemckay ru 1979 SP13 ru 1969 AP ru 1973 AO4 ru 1973 CN uk 6111 Дейвмаккей zh 小行星6111
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y1cgz
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006111
Minor Planet Center body ID
6111

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Schelte J. Bus
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
6112 Ludolfschultz
Followed by (predecessor) 1
6112 Ludolfschultz
Follows 1
6110 Kazak
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
6110 Kazak
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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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. 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.
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  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . 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 → 1.959259 astronomical unit, 1.963706 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.84 year, 1,402.294873 day
    Rotation period → 7.1 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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