6566 Shafter

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6566 Shafter

Summary

6566 Shafter is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 6566 Shafter is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[3].
  • 6566 Shafter's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 6566 Shafter's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nihondaira Observatory[5].
  • 6566 Shafter's follows is recorded as Q635194[6].
  • 6566 Shafter's followed by is recorded as 6567 Shigemasa[7].
  • 6566 Shafter's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 6566 Shafter's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 6566 Shafter's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EJ4[10].
  • 6566 Shafter's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 QR5[11].
  • 6566 Shafter's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 YA6[12].
  • 6566 Shafter's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 UB2[13].
  • 6566 Shafter's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-10-25T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 6566 Shafter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c0084d[15].
  • 6566 Shafter's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006566[16].
  • 6566 Shafter's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 6566 Shafter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}[18].
  • 6566 Shafter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1697411'}[19].
  • 6566 Shafter's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1692753864623772'}[20].
  • 6566 Shafter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[21].
  • 6566 Shafter's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}[22].
  • 6566 Shafter's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.94444'}[23].
  • 6566 Shafter's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.944082691424953'}[24].
  • 6566 Shafter's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.44'}[25].
  • 6566 Shafter's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1255.067097368285'}[26].
  • 6566 Shafter's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+156.58060'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6566 Shafter's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

6566 Shafter has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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