6370 Malpais

Summary

6370 Malpais is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6370 Malpais is credited with the discovery of Brian A. Skiff^[3].
• 6370 Malpais's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6370 Malpais's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• badlands is named after 6370 Malpais^[6].
• 6370 Malpais's follows is recorded as (6369) 1983 UC^[7].
• 6370 Malpais's followed by is recorded as 6371 Heinlein^[8].
• 6370 Malpais's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6370 Malpais's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6370 Malpais's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VK8^[11].
• 6370 Malpais's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 EY^[12].
• 6370 Malpais's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TT5^[13].
• 6370 Malpais's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-03-09T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6370 Malpais's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y78y2^[15].
• 6370 Malpais's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006370^[16].
• 6370 Malpais's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6370 Malpais's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[18].
• 6370 Malpais's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0730006'}^[19].
• 6370 Malpais's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07472994844199311'}^[20].
• 6370 Malpais's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[21].
• 6370 Malpais's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 6370 Malpais's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.41'}^[23].
• 6370 Malpais's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.01553'}^[24].
• 6370 Malpais's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.019476984108844'}^[25].
• 6370 Malpais's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}^[26].
• 6370 Malpais's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1328.736097488394'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6370 Malpais's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

badlands is named after 6370 Malpais^[6].

Why It Matters

6370 Malpais has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]