6673 Degas

Summary

6673 Degas is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6673 Degas is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 6673 Degas is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 6673 Degas is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 6673 Degas's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 6673 Degas's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Edgar Degas is named after 6673 Degas^[8].
• 6673 Degas followed Q171352^[9].
• 6673 Degas was followed by 6674 Cézanne^[10].
• 6673 Degas's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 6673 Degas's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6673 Degas's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 VL^[13].
• 6673 Degas's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 PG1^[14].
• 6673 Degas's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UE1^[15].
• 6673 Degas's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 DG2^[16].
• 6673 Degas's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EL3^[17].
• 6673 Degas's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 SH^[18].
• 6673 Degas's provisional designation is recorded as 2246 T-1^[19].
• 6673 Degas's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 6673 Degas's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 6673 Degas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.21'}^[22].
• 6673 Degas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2111732'}^[23].
• 6673 Degas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2108551118958641'}^[24].
• 6673 Degas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}^[25].
• 6673 Degas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.61'}^[26].
• 6673 Degas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.97250'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6673 Degas's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Edgar Degas is named after 6673 Degas^[8].

Why It Matters

6673 Degas has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]