(9961) 1991 XK

Infobox Planet
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name = (9961) 1991 XK
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caption = Orbit of (9961) 1991 XK (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = S. Ueda & H. Kaneda
discovered = December 4, 1991
designations = yes
mp_name = (9961) 1991 XK
alt_names = 1976 JT, 1989 BP
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orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 2.4788999 AU
perihelion = 2.0017683 AU
semimajor = 2.2403341 AU
eccentricity = 0.1064867
period = 1224.8068709 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 4.85106°
asc_node = 240.07606°
mean_anomaly = 175.02117°
arg_peri = 290.19105°
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physical_characteristics = yes
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albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.2

(9961) 1991 XK is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.35 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9961;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9961 (1991 XK)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered by S. Ueda & H. Kaneda on December 4, 1991, it was given the provisional designation "1991 XK". ["MPO 97227" Minor Planet Center]

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