6256 Canova

Summary

6256 Canova is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6256 Canova is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 6256 Canova is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 6256 Canova is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 6256 Canova's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 6256 Canova's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Antonio Canova is named after 6256 Canova^[8].
• 6256 Canova's follows is recorded as Q555794^[9].
• 6256 Canova's followed by is recorded as Q555823^[10].
• 6256 Canova's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 6256 Canova's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6256 Canova's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EH44^[13].
• 6256 Canova's provisional designation is recorded as 4063 P-L^[14].
• 6256 Canova's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6256 Canova's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qgm25^[16].
• 6256 Canova's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006256^[17].
• 6256 Canova's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6256 Canova's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[19].
• 6256 Canova's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1710310'}^[20].
• 6256 Canova's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1699180270064108'}^[21].
• 6256 Canova's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.6'}^[22].
• 6256 Canova's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.67'}^[23].
• 6256 Canova's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.18165'}^[24].
• 6256 Canova's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.184729662269812'}^[25].
• 6256 Canova's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.8'}^[26].
• 6256 Canova's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1389.667041307856'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1920–2002^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1921–2015^[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35]; and Tom Gehrels^[5], an astronomer^[36], 1925–2011^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Masursky Award^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40].

Why It Matters

6256 Canova has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]