(16303) 6639 P-L

Summary

(16303) 6639 P-L is an asteroid^[1]. (16303) 6639 P-L is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• (16303) 6639 P-L is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• (16303) 6639 P-L is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• (16303) 6639 P-L is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's follows is recorded as (16302) 6634 P-L^[8].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's followed by is recorded as (16304) 6704 P-L^[9].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RJ35^[12].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XQ87^[13].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 6639 P-L^[14].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016303^[16].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[17].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1542549'}^[18].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1600570896411636'}^[19].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.81451'}^[22].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.823036797614472'}^[23].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.48'}^[24].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1992.722436425822'}^[25].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+138.79747'}^[26].
• (16303) 6639 P-L's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+138.5235325433795'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(16303) 6639 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

(16303) 6639 P-L is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]