4261 Gekko
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Yoshiaki Oshima |
| Discovery site | Gekko |
| Discovery date | January 28, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 4261 |
| Named after | Gekko Observatory |
| Alternative names | 1989 BJ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.1097412 |
| Perihelion | 2.4760434 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1134483 |
| Orbital period | 1704.8246680 |
| Mean anomaly | 149.74465 |
| Inclination | 2.65427 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 265.79182 |
| Argument of perihelion | 102.69735 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
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4261 Gekko (1989 BJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 28, 1989, by Yoshiaki Oshima at Gekko.
It was named after the observatory at which it was discovered. The name means "moonlight". The observatory was founded in 1957 and belongs to the International Foundation for Cultural Harmony.
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