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6602 Gilclark

asteroid
Asteroid Q638351

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
6601 Schmeer[3]
Followed by
6603 Marycragg[4]
Absolute magnitude
14.4 (14–14.4, n=3)[14][15][16]
Albedo
0.237[35]
Apoapsis
2.009 au, 2.008232073029556 au[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
98.20027°, 98.29307185250897°[30][31]
Diameter
4.12 km[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Eleanor F. Helin[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
340.92321°, 340.8771069135865°[22][23]
Mean anomaly
2.83991°, 207.3174628070841°[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, inner asteroid belt[5][6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[11][12][13]
Orbital inclination
22.66399°, 22.66669833760427°[17][18]
Orbital period
2.56 year, 934.589703456693 day[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
1.7325771 au, 1.73326180622084 au[28][29]
Provisional designation
1989 EC[8]
Rotation period
4.5686 h[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
1.8706921 au, 1.870746939625198 au[24][25]
Significant event
naming[10]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
March 4, 1989[9]
Time of periapsis
2,461,396.8764643283 Julian day[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6602 Gilclark en Gilclark de (6602) Gilclark fa سیارک ۶۶۰۲ ru 1989 EC ru (6602) 1989 EC ru Gilclark uk 6602 Ґілкларк zh 小行星6602
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y2qps
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006602
Minor Planet Center body ID
6602

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Eleanor F. Helin
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
6603 Marycragg
Followed by (predecessor) 1
6603 Marycragg
Follows 1
6601 Schmeer
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
6601 Schmeer
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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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. 14d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 1.732577 astronomical unit, 1.733262 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 2.56 year, 934.589703 day
    Rotation period → 4.5686 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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