6373 Stern

Summary

6373 Stern is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6373 Stern is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 6373 Stern's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6373 Stern's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Alan Stern is named after 6373 Stern^[6].
• 6373 Stern's follows is recorded as 6372 Walker^[7].
• 6373 Stern's followed by is recorded as Q557653^[8].
• 6373 Stern's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6373 Stern's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6373 Stern's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EZ^[11].
• 6373 Stern's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BV2^[12].
• 6373 Stern's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-03-05T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6373 Stern's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygtqy^[14].
• 6373 Stern's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006373^[15].
• 6373 Stern's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6373 Stern's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[17].
• 6373 Stern's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0892477'}^[18].
• 6373 Stern's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08697529022607263'}^[19].
• 6373 Stern's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[20].
• 6373 Stern's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 6373 Stern's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.68753'}^[22].
• 6373 Stern's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.66089759600978'}^[23].
• 6373 Stern's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.32'}^[24].
• 6373 Stern's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1579.745360370897'}^[25].
• 6373 Stern's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.74085'}^[26].
• 6373 Stern's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.6138914072787'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6373 Stern's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Alan Stern is named after 6373 Stern^[6].

Why It Matters

6373 Stern has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]