6579 Benedix

Summary

6579 Benedix is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6579 Benedix is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 6579 Benedix's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6579 Benedix's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Gretchen Benedix is named after 6579 Benedix^[6].
• 6579 Benedix's follows is recorded as 6578 Zapesotskij^[7].
• 6579 Benedix's followed by is recorded as 6580 Philbland^[8].
• 6579 Benedix's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6579 Benedix's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6579 Benedix's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 ES4^[11].
• 6579 Benedix's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PS10^[12].
• 6579 Benedix's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6579 Benedix's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0z49^[14].
• 6579 Benedix's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006579^[15].
• 6579 Benedix's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6579 Benedix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 6579 Benedix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1819216'}^[18].
• 6579 Benedix's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1802408392267898'}^[19].
• 6579 Benedix's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[20].
• 6579 Benedix's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.52'}^[21].
• 6579 Benedix's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.86991'}^[22].
• 6579 Benedix's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.87181934571126'}^[23].
• 6579 Benedix's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.22'}^[24].
• 6579 Benedix's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1541.803958877502'}^[25].
• 6579 Benedix's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.92805'}^[26].
• 6579 Benedix's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+326.82642'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6579 Benedix's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Gretchen Benedix is named after 6579 Benedix^[6].

Why It Matters

6579 Benedix has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]