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6142 Tantawi

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q553705

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
6141 Durda[5]
Followed by
6143 Pythagoras[6]
Absolute magnitude
13.9 (13.5–13.9, n=3)[19][20][21]
Albedo
+0.092[40]
Apoapsis
+2.798, +2.801268416070864[31][32]
Argument of periapsis
+44.05063, +43.71648589868028[35][36]
Diameter
+9.167[39]
Discoverer or inventor
Alan Gilmore, Pamela Kilmartin[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[41]
Longitude of ascending node
+187.50506, +187.4269897217935[27][28]
Mean anomaly
+240.50009, +134.6938882461277[37][38]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Orbital eccentricity
0.14 (0.14–0.14, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+2.94536, +2.950584748238514[22][23]
Orbital period
+3.86, +1406.851522032313[24][25]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.1190616, +2.113049189757982[33][34]
Provisional designation
1993 FP, 1947 LJ, 1970 GJ, 1981 DC4, 1991 XY5[9][10][11][12][13]
Rotation period
+18.133[26]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4587112, +2.457158802914423[29][30]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Mount John University Observatory, Lake Tekapo[3][4]
Time of discovery or invention
March 23, 1993[14]
Time of periapsis
+2460474.126939757[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6142 Tantawi en Tantawi en (6142) 1993 FP de (6142) 1993 FP de (6142) Tantawi es (6142) 1993 FP fr (6142) 1993 FP hu (6142) 1993 FP it (6142) 1993 FP pt (6142) 1993 FP ru 1947 LJ ru 1970 GJ ru 1981 DC4 ru 1991 XY5 ru 1993 FP zh 小行星6142
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0by1wj9
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006142
Minor Planet Center body ID
6142

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Pamela Kilmartin, Alan Gilmore
Site of astronomical discovery 2
Lake Tekapo, Mount John University Observatory
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  42. [42] ↑ . 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 → 2.119062 astronomical unit, 2.113049 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.86 year, 1,406.851522 day
    Rotation period → 18.133 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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