6179 Brett

Summary

6179 Brett is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6179 Brett is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 6179 Brett is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 6179 Brett's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6179 Brett's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• P. Robin Brett is named after 6179 Brett^[7].
• 6179 Brett's follows is recorded as (6178) 1986 DA^[8].
• 6179 Brett's followed by is recorded as 6180 Bystritskaya^[9].
• 6179 Brett's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 6179 Brett's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 6179 Brett's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EN^[12].
• 6179 Brett's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 FK^[13].
• 6179 Brett's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-03-03T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6179 Brett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y12k7^[15].
• 6179 Brett's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006179^[16].
• 6179 Brett's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6179 Brett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• 6179 Brett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2155803'}^[19].
• 6179 Brett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2182778407226343'}^[20].
• 6179 Brett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 6179 Brett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 6179 Brett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.25618'}^[23].
• 6179 Brett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.26416589265627'}^[24].
• 6179 Brett's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.79'}^[25].
• 6179 Brett's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1381.367731805886'}^[26].
• 6179 Brett's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.403'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6179 Brett's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

P. Robin Brett is named after 6179 Brett^[7].

Why It Matters

6179 Brett has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]