6618 Jimsimons

Summary

6618 Jimsimons is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6618 Jimsimons is credited with the discovery of Clyde Tombaugh^[3].
• 6618 Jimsimons's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6618 Jimsimons's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Jim Simons is named after 6618 Jimsimons^[6].
• 6618 Jimsimons's follows is recorded as Q614194^[7].
• 6618 Jimsimons's followed by is recorded as 6619 Kolya^[8].
• 6618 Jimsimons's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6618 Jimsimons's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 6618 Jimsimons's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 6618 Jimsimons's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 SO^[12].
• 6618 Jimsimons's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 QM2^[13].
• 6618 Jimsimons's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 CL1^[14].
• 6618 Jimsimons's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1936-09-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6618 Jimsimons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b___t6^[16].
• 6618 Jimsimons's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006618^[17].
• 6618 Jimsimons's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6618 Jimsimons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[19].
• 6618 Jimsimons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0444474'}^[20].
• 6618 Jimsimons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04413554352748383'}^[21].
• 6618 Jimsimons's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 6618 Jimsimons's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[23].
• 6618 Jimsimons's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.49'}^[24].
• 6618 Jimsimons's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.82542'}^[25].
• 6618 Jimsimons's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.82873000967684'}^[26].
• 6618 Jimsimons's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.57'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6618 Jimsimons's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jim Simons is named after 6618 Jimsimons^[6].

Why It Matters

6618 Jimsimons ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]