(20918) 6539 P-L

Summary

(20918) 6539 P-L is an asteroid^[1]. (20918) 6539 P-L is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• (20918) 6539 P-L is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• (20918) 6539 P-L is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• (20918) 6539 P-L is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's follows is recorded as (20917) 5016 P-L^[8].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's followed by is recorded as (20919) 6606 P-L^[9].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HM63^[12].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 6539 P-L^[13].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020918^[15].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[16].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0679374'}^[17].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06855096587514298'}^[18].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[19].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.29'}^[20].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.78479'}^[21].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.792226315736555'}^[22].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.36'}^[23].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1592.304965711124'}^[24].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+170.05362'}^[25].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+169.9838660311028'}^[26].
• (20918) 6539 P-L's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6687982'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20918) 6539 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

(20918) 6539 P-L is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]