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6587 Brassens

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q603851

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
6586 Seydler[4]
Followed by
(6588) 1985 RC4[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.6, +13.76[17][18]
Albedo
+0.456[37]
Apoapsis
+2.616, +2.615646953492247[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+32.40443, +31.11506421256518[32][33]
Diameter
+4.111[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+349.85747, +349.8112525884822[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+22.77094, +278.9711861426218[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Georges Brassens[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+4.91694, +4.913594392853827[19][20]
Orbital period
+3.85, +1405.388138610242[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.2939924, +2.295262200612571[30][31]
Provisional designation
1976 SN5, 1984 WA4, 1991 PA22, 1993 BL[8][9][10][11]
Rotation period
+5.2[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4552013, +2.455454577052409[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Caussols[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
November 27, 1984[12]
Time of periapsis
+2461316.8248163355[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Brassens de (6587) Brassens de 1984 WA4 fa سیارک ۶۵۸۷ ru 1991 PA22 ru 1976 SN5 ru 1993 BL ru (6587) 1984 WA4 uk 6587 Брассанс zh 小行星6587
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y124w
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006587
Minor Planet Center body ID
6587

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2939924'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.295262200612571'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.85'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1405.388138610242'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'kaa', 'la',
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.2'}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||kaa */ kaawiki sitelink"
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