- 9960 Sekine
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = 9960 Sekine
symbol =
caption = Orbit of 9960 Sekine (blue), planets (red) and theSun (black). The outermost planet visible isJupiter .
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =S. Otomo
discovered =November 4 ,1991
designations = yes
mp_name =
alt_names = mp|1991 VE|4, 1978 WD, mp|1981 QZ|1, 1988 YX, mp|1994 PG|38
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =October 27 ,2007
aphelion = 2.6105463 AU
perihelion = 1.7851043 AU
semimajor = 2.1978253 AU
eccentricity = 0.1877861
period = 1190.1129384 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 4.83524°
asc_node = 147.17279°
mean_anomaly = 0.44667°
arg_peri = 205.67328°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 =Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.49960 Sekine is a
main belt asteroid . It orbits theSun once every 3.26 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9960;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem|title = 9960 Sekine (1991 VE4)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]Discovered on
November 4 ,1991 byS. Otomo it was given the provisional name "mp|1991 VE|4". It was later renamed "Sekine" afterMasumi Sekine , the president ofAgeo city 's astronomical society. ["MPC 43190" Minor Planet Center]References
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