6546 Kaye

Summary

6546 Kaye is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6546 Kaye is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 6546 Kaye's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6546 Kaye's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Danny Kaye is named after 6546 Kaye^[6].
• 6546 Kaye's follows is recorded as Q621379^[7].
• 6546 Kaye's followed by is recorded as Q43962^[8].
• 6546 Kaye's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6546 Kaye's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 6546 Kaye's Commons category is recorded as 6546 Kaye^[11].
• 6546 Kaye's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6546 Kaye's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RF2^[13].
• 6546 Kaye's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 DY4^[14].
• 6546 Kaye's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 XM1^[15].
• 6546 Kaye's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-02-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 6546 Kaye's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y5kk9^[17].
• 6546 Kaye's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006546^[18].
• 6546 Kaye's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 6546 Kaye's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[20].
• 6546 Kaye's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1045027'}^[21].
• 6546 Kaye's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1036348345758605'}^[22].
• 6546 Kaye's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[23].
• 6546 Kaye's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[24].
• 6546 Kaye's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.92'}^[25].
• 6546 Kaye's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.41244'}^[26].
• 6546 Kaye's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.41432280011138'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6546 Kaye's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Danny Kaye is named after 6546 Kaye^[6].

Why It Matters

6546 Kaye ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]