6084 Bascom

Summary

6084 Bascom is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6084 Bascom is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 6084 Bascom is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 6084 Bascom's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6084 Bascom's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Florence Bascom is named after 6084 Bascom^[7].
• 6084 Bascom's follows is recorded as Q552054^[8].
• 6084 Bascom's followed by is recorded as 6085 Fraethi^[9].
• 6084 Bascom's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 6084 Bascom's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 6084 Bascom's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EC6^[12].
• 6084 Bascom's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 CT^[13].
• 6084 Bascom's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 BM1^[14].
• 6084 Bascom's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-02-12T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6084 Bascom's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0xyg^[16].
• 6084 Bascom's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006084^[17].
• 6084 Bascom's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6084 Bascom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.24'}^[19].
• 6084 Bascom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2357859'}^[20].
• 6084 Bascom's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2356611795290937'}^[21].
• 6084 Bascom's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}^[22].
• 6084 Bascom's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[23].
• 6084 Bascom's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.92'}^[24].
• 6084 Bascom's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.00101'}^[25].
• 6084 Bascom's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.99582928943771'}^[26].
• 6084 Bascom's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.52'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1929–2021^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32] and Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4], an astronomer^[33], 1928–1997^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal^[36], specialised in geology^[37].

Why It Matters

6084 Bascom has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]