(4261) Gekko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 January 1989 by Y. Oshima at Gekko.
Where Gekko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gekko is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4261 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 BJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.69 km (#8,015 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Spectral type | Sq |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 2.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.48 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 January 1989
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- (3843) OISCA
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- (4403) Kuniharu
- (4715) Medesicaste
- (4840) Otaynang
- (5123) Cynus
- (5206) Kodomonomori
- (5258) Rhoeo
- (5282) Yamatotakeru
- (5353) Baillie
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