9960 Sekine

9960 Sekine

Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = 9960 Sekine
symbol =


caption = Orbit of 9960 Sekine (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
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 = 14.4

9960 Sekine is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun 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 by S. Otomo it was given the provisional name "mp|1991 VE|4". It was later renamed "Sekine" after Masumi Sekine, the president of Ageo city's astronomical society. ["MPC 43190" Minor Planet Center]

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