Home › Entities › Asteroid › 6143 Pythagoras

6143 Pythagoras

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q553716

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
6142 Tantawi[4]
Followed by
6144 Kondojiro[5]
Absolute magnitude
12.8 (12.6–12.8, n=3)[17][18][19]
Albedo
+0.277[38]
Apoapsis
+3.052, +3.061810775069022[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+341.93919, +342.7138216899492[33][34]
Diameter
+7.988[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+354.86748, +354.5125314786468[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+49.07485, +178.2829425063465[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Pythagoras[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+1.56136, +1.558478041040067[20][21]
Orbital period
+4.83, +1762.258838957181[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.6621447, +2.648733583879107[31][32]
Provisional designation
1978 GC5, 1982 BT13, 1989 QA1, 1993 JV[8][9][10][11]
Rotation period
+13.84[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.8569988, +2.855272179474064[27][28]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[2]
Show all 26 facts +2
Time of discovery or invention
May 14, 1993[12]
Time of periapsis
+2460127.7758575915[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pythagoras de 1993 JV de (6143) Pythagoras es (6143) Pitágoras fa سیارک ۶۱۴۳ fr (6143) Pythagore ja ピタゴラス ru 1978 GC5 ru 1982 BT13 ru 1989 QA1 ru (6143) 1993 JV ru (6143) Пифагор ru Пифагор uk 6143 Піфагор zh 小行星6143
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y829r
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006143
Minor Planet Center body ID
6143

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 6143 Pythagoras. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/6143-pythagoras
MLA “6143 Pythagoras.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/6143-pythagoras.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_6143-pythagoras_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{6143 Pythagoras}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/6143-pythagoras}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-08}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): 6143 Pythagoras — https://4ort.xyz/entity/6143-pythagoras (retrieved 2026-11-08)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/6143-pythagoras · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6621447'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.648733583879107'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.83'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1762.258838957181'}
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+13.84'}
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [kaa] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: kaawiki sitelink"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.