6238 Septimaclark

Summary

6238 Septimaclark is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6238 Septimaclark is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 6238 Septimaclark's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6238 Septimaclark's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Septima Poinsette Clark is named after 6238 Septimaclark^[6].
• 6238 Septimaclark's follows is recorded as Q509231^[7].
• 6238 Septimaclark's followed by is recorded as 6239 Minos^[8].
• 6238 Septimaclark's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6238 Septimaclark's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6238 Septimaclark's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 NM^[11].
• 6238 Septimaclark's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 JP^[12].
• 6238 Septimaclark's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 HH^[13].
• 6238 Septimaclark's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 TW6^[14].
• 6238 Septimaclark's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-07-02T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6238 Septimaclark's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0by1m54^[16].
• 6238 Septimaclark's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006238^[17].
• 6238 Septimaclark's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6238 Septimaclark's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 6238 Septimaclark's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1574792'}^[20].
• 6238 Septimaclark's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1589729193934255'}^[21].
• 6238 Septimaclark's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[22].
• 6238 Septimaclark's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.78'}^[23].
• 6238 Septimaclark's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.35230'}^[24].
• 6238 Septimaclark's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.35576662493916'}^[25].
• 6238 Septimaclark's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.1'}^[26].
• 6238 Septimaclark's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1497.686044450698'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6238 Septimaclark's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Septima Poinsette Clark is named after 6238 Septimaclark^[6].

Why It Matters

6238 Septimaclark ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]