6639 Marchis

Summary

6639 Marchis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6639 Marchis is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 6639 Marchis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6639 Marchis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Franck Marchis is named after 6639 Marchis^[6].
• 6639 Marchis's follows is recorded as (6638) 1989 CA^[7].
• 6639 Marchis's followed by is recorded as 6640 Falorni^[8].
• 6639 Marchis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6639 Marchis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6639 Marchis's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 LZ^[11].
• 6639 Marchis's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SO8^[12].
• 6639 Marchis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-25T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6639 Marchis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y79n4^[14].
• 6639 Marchis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006639^[15].
• 6639 Marchis's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6639 Marchis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 6639 Marchis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1304822'}^[18].
• 6639 Marchis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1351309327363496'}^[19].
• 6639 Marchis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[20].
• 6639 Marchis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 6639 Marchis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.89'}^[22].
• 6639 Marchis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.52051'}^[23].
• 6639 Marchis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.505041945171872'}^[24].
• 6639 Marchis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.64'}^[25].
• 6639 Marchis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2064.106155476667'}^[26].
• 6639 Marchis's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+59.848'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6639 Marchis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Franck Marchis is named after 6639 Marchis^[6].

Why It Matters

6639 Marchis 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]