6391 Africano

Summary

6391 Africano is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6391 Africano is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 6391 Africano's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6391 Africano's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• John L. Africano is named after 6391 Africano^[6].
• 6391 Africano's follows is recorded as 6390 Hirabayashi^[7].
• 6391 Africano's followed by is recorded as 6392 Takashimizuno^[8].
• 6391 Africano's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6391 Africano's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6391 Africano's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 AF2^[11].
• 6391 Africano's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BN2^[12].
• 6391 Africano's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-01-21T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6391 Africano's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0nmp^[14].
• 6391 Africano's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006391^[15].
• 6391 Africano's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6391 Africano's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 6391 Africano's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1333789'}^[18].
• 6391 Africano's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1310439010833746'}^[19].
• 6391 Africano's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[20].
• 6391 Africano's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[21].
• 6391 Africano's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.69'}^[22].
• 6391 Africano's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.25616'}^[23].
• 6391 Africano's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.25932469750578'}^[24].
• 6391 Africano's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.3'}^[25].
• 6391 Africano's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1572.265464255356'}^[26].
• 6391 Africano's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+69.7184'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6391 Africano's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

John L. Africano is named after 6391 Africano^[6].

Why It Matters

6391 Africano ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]