6540 Stepling

Summary

6540 Stepling is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6540 Stepling is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 6540 Stepling's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6540 Stepling's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Joseph Stepling is named after 6540 Stepling^[6].
• 6540 Stepling followed Q282947^[7].
• 6540 Stepling was followed by 6541 Yuan^[8].
• 6540 Stepling's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6540 Stepling's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6540 Stepling's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 XB^[11].
• 6540 Stepling's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 YP^[12].
• 6540 Stepling's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SL1^[13].
• 6540 Stepling's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-09-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6540 Stepling's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 6540 Stepling's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[16].
• 6540 Stepling's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1711424'}^[17].
• 6540 Stepling's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1710373092453449'}^[18].
• 6540 Stepling's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[19].
• 6540 Stepling's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.92'}^[20].
• 6540 Stepling's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.67930'}^[21].
• 6540 Stepling's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.680683335175182'}^[22].
• 6540 Stepling's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.25'}^[23].
• 6540 Stepling's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1189.153886925643'}^[24].
• 6540 Stepling's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+65.3'}^[25].
• 6540 Stepling's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.86744'}^[26].
• 6540 Stepling's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+192.7942679568506'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6540 Stepling's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Joseph Stepling is named after 6540 Stepling^[6].

Why It Matters

6540 Stepling has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]