- 4261 Gekko
Infobox Planet
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name = Gekko
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discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =Oshima, Y.
discovery_site =Gekko
discovered =January 28 ,1989
designations = yes
mp_name = 4261
alt_names = 1989 BJ
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orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 3.1097412
perihelion = 2.4760434
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.1134483
period = 1704.8246680
avg_speed =
inclination = 2.65427
asc_node = 265.79182
mean_anomaly = 149.74465
arg_peri = 102.69735
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
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surface_grav =
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spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 12.54261 Gekko (1989 BJ) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onJanuary 28 ,1989 byOshima, Y. atGekko .It was named after the observatory at which it was discovered. The name means "moonlight". The observatory was founded in 1957 and belongs to theInternational Foundation for Cultural Harmony .External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=4261+Gekko JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 4261 Gekko]
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