6643 Morikubo

Summary

6643 Morikubo is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6643 Morikubo is credited with the discovery of Yoshio Kushida^[3].
• 6643 Morikubo is credited with the discovery of Osamu Muramatsu^[4].
• 6643 Morikubo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6643 Morikubo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Yatsugatake South Base Observatory^[6].
• 6643 Morikubo's follows is recorded as 6642 Henze^[7].
• 6643 Morikubo's followed by is recorded as 6644 Jugaku^[8].
• 6643 Morikubo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6643 Morikubo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6643 Morikubo's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 VK3^[11].
• 6643 Morikubo's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YE2^[12].
• 6643 Morikubo's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 UO13^[13].
• 6643 Morikubo's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VZ^[14].
• 6643 Morikubo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-11-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6643 Morikubo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7k4t^[16].
• 6643 Morikubo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006643^[17].
• 6643 Morikubo's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6643 Morikubo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}^[19].
• 6643 Morikubo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2675105'}^[20].
• 6643 Morikubo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.267472582426825'}^[21].
• 6643 Morikubo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[22].
• 6643 Morikubo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.17'}^[23].
• 6643 Morikubo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.84440'}^[24].
• 6643 Morikubo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.844048737134365'}^[25].
• 6643 Morikubo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.46'}^[26].
• 6643 Morikubo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1994.378588091404'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6643 Morikubo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

6643 Morikubo ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]