9960 Sekine

Summary

9960 Sekine is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9960 Sekine is credited with the discovery of Satoru Otomo^[3].
• 9960 Sekine's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf9960Sekine.gif^[4].
• 9960 Sekine's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 9960 Sekine's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kiyosato^[6].
• Masumi Sekine is named after 9960 Sekine^[7].
• 9960 Sekine's follows is recorded as (9959) 1991 VF2^[8].
• 9960 Sekine's followed by is recorded as (9961) 1991 XK^[9].
• 9960 Sekine's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9960 Sekine's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9960 Sekine's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WD^[12].
• 9960 Sekine's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 QZ1^[13].
• 9960 Sekine's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 YX^[14].
• 9960 Sekine's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VE4^[15].
• 9960 Sekine's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PG38^[16].
• 9960 Sekine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-11-04T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 9960 Sekine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hkkd9^[18].
• 9960 Sekine's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009960^[19].
• 9960 Sekine's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 9960 Sekine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[21].
• 9960 Sekine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1885583'}^[22].
• 9960 Sekine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1887218365626331'}^[23].
• 9960 Sekine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[24].
• 9960 Sekine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[25].
• 9960 Sekine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.58'}^[26].
• 9960 Sekine's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.83524'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9960 Sekine's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Masumi Sekine is named after 9960 Sekine^[7].

Why It Matters

9960 Sekine ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]