6630 Skepticus

Summary

6630 Skepticus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6630 Skepticus is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 6630 Skepticus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6630 Skepticus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is named after 6630 Skepticus^[6].
• 6630 Skepticus's follows is recorded as 6629 Kurtz^[7].
• 6630 Skepticus's followed by is recorded as 6631 Pyatnitskij^[8].
• 6630 Skepticus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6630 Skepticus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6630 Skepticus's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 CC3^[11].
• 6630 Skepticus's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VA1^[12].
• 6630 Skepticus's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 XH1^[13].
• 6630 Skepticus's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 RN2^[14].
• 6630 Skepticus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-11-15T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6630 Skepticus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygm_d^[16].
• 6630 Skepticus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006630^[17].
• 6630 Skepticus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6630 Skepticus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[19].
• 6630 Skepticus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2005757'}^[20].
• 6630 Skepticus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2005872697412821'}^[21].
• 6630 Skepticus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 6630 Skepticus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.62'}^[23].
• 6630 Skepticus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.06084'}^[24].
• 6630 Skepticus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.061214995397155'}^[25].
• 6630 Skepticus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.33'}^[26].
• 6630 Skepticus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1217.833576441378'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6630 Skepticus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is named after 6630 Skepticus^[6].

Why It Matters

6630 Skepticus has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]