6280 Sicardy

Summary

6280 Sicardy is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6280 Sicardy is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 6280 Sicardy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6280 Sicardy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Bruno Sicardy is named after 6280 Sicardy^[6].
• 6280 Sicardy's follows is recorded as (6279) 1977 UO5^[7].
• 6280 Sicardy's followed by is recorded as 6281 Strnad^[8].
• 6280 Sicardy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6280 Sicardy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6280 Sicardy's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RJ^[11].
• 6280 Sicardy's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 WH^[12].
• 6280 Sicardy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-09-02T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6280 Sicardy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygkkr^[14].
• 6280 Sicardy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006280^[15].
• 6280 Sicardy's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6280 Sicardy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 6280 Sicardy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1450785'}^[18].
• 6280 Sicardy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1446091554009968'}^[19].
• 6280 Sicardy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[20].
• 6280 Sicardy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[21].
• 6280 Sicardy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.59'}^[22].
• 6280 Sicardy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.55576'}^[23].
• 6280 Sicardy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.552758024304241'}^[24].
• 6280 Sicardy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.31'}^[25].
• 6280 Sicardy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1210.060631259239'}^[26].
• 6280 Sicardy's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.5384'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6280 Sicardy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Bruno Sicardy is named after 6280 Sicardy^[6].

Why It Matters

6280 Sicardy 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]