6316 Méndez

Summary

6316 Méndez is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6316 Méndez is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 6316 Méndez's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6316 Méndez's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Mariano Méndez is named after 6316 Méndez^[6].
• 6316 Méndez's follows is recorded as 6315 Barabash^[7].
• 6316 Méndez's followed by is recorded as Q557063^[8].
• 6316 Méndez's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6316 Méndez's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6316 Méndez's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TL6^[11].
• 6316 Méndez's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 OW8^[12].
• 6316 Méndez's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-10-09T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6316 Méndez's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b__np8^[14].
• 6316 Méndez's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006316^[15].
• 6316 Méndez's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6316 Méndez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 6316 Méndez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1755423'}^[18].
• 6316 Méndez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1751168927552811'}^[19].
• 6316 Méndez's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[20].
• 6316 Méndez's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[21].
• 6316 Méndez's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.70050'}^[22].
• 6316 Méndez's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.700573477066277'}^[23].
• 6316 Méndez's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.2'}^[24].
• 6316 Méndez's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1167.031302803625'}^[25].
• 6316 Méndez's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+306.44608'}^[26].
• 6316 Méndez's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+306.3319361199196'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6316 Méndez's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mariano Méndez is named after 6316 Méndez^[6].

Why It Matters

6316 Méndez has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]