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'''6606 Makino''' (1990 UF) is a [[Main-belt Asteroid]] discovered on [[October 16]], [[1990]] by [[T. Seki]] at [[Geisei]]. |
'''6606 Makino''' (1990 UF) is a [[Main-belt Asteroid]] discovered on [[October 16]], [[1990]] by [[T. Seki]] at [[Geisei]]. It is also the first space body aside from Earth which was discovered to have life on it. A community of aliens resembling the fictional 'Horta' from Star Trek were discovered living within the asteroid. This information has just recently been released by NASA after being kept under lock and key for almost twenty years. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=6606+Makino JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 6606 Makino] |
*[http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=6606+Makino JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 6606 Makino] |
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Revision as of 16:52, 10 October 2008
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | T. Seki |
| Discovery site | Geisei |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1990 |
| Designations | |
| 6606 | |
| 1990 UF | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.6199732 |
| Perihelion | 2.5873524 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1663552 |
| 1997.1479618 | |
| 127.36045 | |
| Inclination | 5.02830 |
| 208.51557 | |
| 111.83137 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.0287 | |
| 12.40 | |
6606 Makino (1990 UF) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on October 16, 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei. It is also the first space body aside from Earth which was discovered to have life on it. A community of aliens resembling the fictional 'Horta' from Star Trek were discovered living within the asteroid. This information has just recently been released by NASA after being kept under lock and key for almost twenty years.
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