101461

101461 is a minor planet in the Solar System. It is listed in the IAU Minor Planet Center catalog with the permanent number 101461, indicating that its orbit has been observed sufficiently to assign a stable designation. Many numbered minor planets have provisional designations from their discovery and may or may not receive an official name in the future, following IAU conventions.

Orbit and classification for 101461 are recorded by the Minor Planet Center. Objects in this category typically reside in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where they follow prograde, approximately Keplerian orbits around the Sun. The precise orbital elements—such as semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, and orbital period—are refined over time as new observations are obtained.

Physical characteristics such as size, albedo, rotation period, and spectral type, when known, are derived from observations across various wavelengths and light-curve studies. For many minor planets, these parameters can be uncertain or remain unknown, pending additional data.

Discovery details, including the date of discovery, the observatory or survey that first detected the object, and the credited discoverers, are maintained in the MPC database. If 101461 has been given a formal name, that name would be published by the IAU; otherwise it is referred to by its number.

See also: Minor planet, Asteroid, International Astronomical Union, Minor Planet Center.