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6585 O'Keefe

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6585 O'Keefe

Summary

6585 O'Keefe is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 6585 O'Keefe is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker[3].
  • 6585 O'Keefe is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker[4].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[6].
  • John A. O'Keefe is named after 6585 O'Keefe[7].
  • 6585 O'Keefe followed Q637360[8].
  • 6585 O'Keefe was followed by Q637398[9].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid[10].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SF[12].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SR5[13].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SR[14].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-09-26T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[16].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.36'}[18].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3592019'}[19].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.358274336883328'}[20].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}[21].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.4'}[22].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.57'}[23].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.37907'}[24].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.36845866677431'}[25].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}[26].
  • 6585 O'Keefe's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1333.336453488389'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6585 O'Keefe's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Origins

John A. O'Keefe is named after 6585 O'Keefe[7].

Why It Matters

6585 O'Keefe has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . 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. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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