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6188 Robertpepin

asteroid
Place asteroid Q554340

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
6187 Kagura[3]
Followed by
6189 Völk[4]
Absolute magnitude
13.2 (13–13.2, n=3)[14][15][16]
Albedo
+0.078[35]
Apoapsis
+3.738, +3.737946377016594[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+285.75485, +284.7537466577369[30][31]
Diameter
+11.93[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Schelte J. Bus[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+55.56867, +55.51961721953656[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+166.97561, +229.6335140025719[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[11][12][13]
Orbital inclination
2.16 (2.16–2.16, n=3)[17][18][19]
Orbital period
+5.61, +2048.552739985604[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.5787961, +2.575441577316471[28][29]
Provisional designation
1979 BX2, 1988 SW2[7][8]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1582078, +3.156693977166532[24][25]
Significant event
naming[10]
Site of astronomical discovery
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
September 16, 1988[9]
Time of periapsis
+2461742.3406169233[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6188 Robertpepin en Robertpepin de (6188) Robertpepin fa سیارک ۶۱۸۸ ru 1988 SW2 ru 1979 BX2 ru (6188) 1988 SW2 ru Robertpepin uk 6188 Робертпепін zh 小行星6188
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/09yw9f
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006188
Minor Planet Center body ID
6188

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Schelte J. Bus
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
6189 Völk
Followed by (predecessor) 1
6189 Völk
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Cerro Tololo Inter-American 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5787961'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.575441577316471'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.61'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2048.552739985604'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'kaa', 'la',
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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