(601916) Sting Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 2013 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak at Tincana.
Gordon M. Sumner (b. 1951), known professionally as “Sting”, is a British music composer and singer. In the 1970s and 1980s he was a co-founder and a member of The Police. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and has won a Golden Globe, as well as Emmy, Brit and Grammy awards.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sting is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sting is 2.28 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 601916 |
| Provisional designation | 2013 WJ98 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.5 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.165 |
| Inclination | 7.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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