6607 Matsushima

Summary

6607 Matsushima is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6607 Matsushima is credited with the discovery of Kin Endate^[3].
• 6607 Matsushima is credited with the discovery of Kazurō Watanabe^[4].
• 6607 Matsushima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6607 Matsushima's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitami Observatory^[6].
• 6607 Matsushima's follows is recorded as Q638432^[7].
• 6607 Matsushima's followed by is recorded as 6608 Davidecrespi^[8].
• 6607 Matsushima's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6607 Matsushima's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6607 Matsushima's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 UL^[11].
• 6607 Matsushima's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 GK8^[12].
• 6607 Matsushima's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 UL2^[13].
• 6607 Matsushima's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-10-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6607 Matsushima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7cqj^[15].
• 6607 Matsushima's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006607^[16].
• 6607 Matsushima's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6607 Matsushima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• 6607 Matsushima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1135101'}^[19].
• 6607 Matsushima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1112972344525823'}^[20].
• 6607 Matsushima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[21].
• 6607 Matsushima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.85'}^[22].
• 6607 Matsushima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.68814'}^[23].
• 6607 Matsushima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.691307639396419'}^[24].
• 6607 Matsushima's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.24'}^[25].
• 6607 Matsushima's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1550.933869352356'}^[26].
• 6607 Matsushima's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.359'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6607 Matsushima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

6607 Matsushima ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]