6223 Dahl

Summary

6223 Dahl is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6223 Dahl is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 6223 Dahl's image is recorded as NGC772 SN2003hl SN2003iq 6223 Dahl.jpg^[4].
• 6223 Dahl's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6223 Dahl's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[6].
• Roald Dahl is named after 6223 Dahl^[7].
• 6223 Dahl's follows is recorded as (6222) 1980 PB3^[8].
• 6223 Dahl's followed by is recorded as 6224 El Goresy^[9].
• 6223 Dahl's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 6223 Dahl's Commons category is recorded as 6223 Dahl^[11].
• 6223 Dahl's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6223 Dahl's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 XC^[13].
• 6223 Dahl's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 YS^[14].
• 6223 Dahl's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UV3^[15].
• 6223 Dahl's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RD1^[16].
• 6223 Dahl's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BH9^[17].
• 6223 Dahl's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 AK3^[18].
• 6223 Dahl's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-09-03T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 6223 Dahl's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04v48j^[20].
• 6223 Dahl's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006223^[21].
• 6223 Dahl's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 6223 Dahl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[23].
• 6223 Dahl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1213316'}^[24].
• 6223 Dahl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1187091447929747'}^[25].
• 6223 Dahl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[26].
• 6223 Dahl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.81'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6223 Dahl's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Roald Dahl is named after 6223 Dahl^[7].

Why It Matters

6223 Dahl ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]