6629 Kurtz

Summary

6629 Kurtz is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6629 Kurtz is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 6629 Kurtz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6629 Kurtz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Paul Kurtz is named after 6629 Kurtz^[6].
• 6629 Kurtz's follows is recorded as 6628 Dondelia^[7].
• 6629 Kurtz's followed by is recorded as 6630 Skepticus^[8].
• 6629 Kurtz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6629 Kurtz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6629 Kurtz's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 RS1^[11].
• 6629 Kurtz's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 UP^[12].
• 6629 Kurtz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-10-17T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6629 Kurtz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y67qd^[14].
• 6629 Kurtz's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006629^[15].
• 6629 Kurtz's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6629 Kurtz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 6629 Kurtz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1389696'}^[18].
• 6629 Kurtz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1389314874789891'}^[19].
• 6629 Kurtz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[20].
• 6629 Kurtz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.82'}^[21].
• 6629 Kurtz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.12853'}^[22].
• 6629 Kurtz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.128450179558657'}^[23].
• 6629 Kurtz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.21'}^[24].
• 6629 Kurtz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1174.031713544854'}^[25].
• 6629 Kurtz's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+212.07220'}^[26].
• 6629 Kurtz's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+211.9761567466324'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6629 Kurtz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Paul Kurtz is named after 6629 Kurtz^[6].

Why It Matters

6629 Kurtz has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]