6174 Polybius

Summary

6174 Polybius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6174 Polybius is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[3].
• 6174 Polybius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6174 Polybius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Polybius is named after 6174 Polybius^[6].
• 6174 Polybius's follows is recorded as Q554093^[7].
• 6174 Polybius's followed by is recorded as Q554120^[8].
• 6174 Polybius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6174 Polybius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6174 Polybius's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GA6^[11].
• 6174 Polybius's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RQ16^[12].
• 6174 Polybius's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 TR2^[13].
• 6174 Polybius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-10-04T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6174 Polybius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y80r6^[15].
• 6174 Polybius's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006174^[16].
• 6174 Polybius's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6174 Polybius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• 6174 Polybius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2215970'}^[19].
• 6174 Polybius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2194810906779033'}^[20].
• 6174 Polybius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}^[21].
• 6174 Polybius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.02'}^[22].
• 6174 Polybius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.69501'}^[23].
• 6174 Polybius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.68076565524135'}^[24].
• 6174 Polybius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.33'}^[25].
• 6174 Polybius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1950.473289123717'}^[26].
• 6174 Polybius's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+8.712'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

6174 Polybius is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[3].

Why It Matters

6174 Polybius has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]