2606 Odessa

Summary

2606 Odessa is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2606 Odessa is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 2606 Odessa's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2606 Odessa's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Odesa is named after 2606 Odessa^[6].
• 2606 Odessa followed Q767712^[7].
• 2606 Odessa was followed by Q660270^[8].
• 2606 Odessa's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2606 Odessa's Commons category is recorded as 2606 Odessa^[10].
• 2606 Odessa's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2606 Odessa's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 VE^[12].
• 2606 Odessa's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GX2^[13].
• 2606 Odessa's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 1, 1976^[14].
• 2606 Odessa's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[15].
• 2606 Odessa's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.26'}^[17].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2645260'}^[18].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2620187455751541'}^[19].
• 2606 Odessa's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[20].
• 2606 Odessa's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.97'}^[21].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.357'}^[22].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.45189'}^[23].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.43200120341414'}^[24].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.58'}^[25].
• 2606 Odessa's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1677.967329500959'}^[26].
• 2606 Odessa's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8.2426'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2606 Odessa's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Odesa is named after 2606 Odessa^[6].

Why It Matters

2606 Odessa ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]