6698 Malhotra

Summary

6698 Malhotra is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6698 Malhotra is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 6698 Malhotra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6698 Malhotra's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Renu Malhotra is named after 6698 Malhotra^[6].
• 6698 Malhotra's follows is recorded as Q656078^[7].
• 6698 Malhotra's followed by is recorded as 6699 Igaueno^[8].
• 6698 Malhotra's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6698 Malhotra's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6698 Malhotra's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YE6^[11].
• 6698 Malhotra's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SL1^[12].
• 6698 Malhotra's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 UA1^[13].
• 6698 Malhotra's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-09-21T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6698 Malhotra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y78w0^[15].
• 6698 Malhotra's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006698^[16].
• 6698 Malhotra's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6698 Malhotra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 6698 Malhotra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1680227'}^[19].
• 6698 Malhotra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1664014875316984'}^[20].
• 6698 Malhotra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[21].
• 6698 Malhotra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.36'}^[22].
• 6698 Malhotra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.47328'}^[23].
• 6698 Malhotra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.472726476541613'}^[24].
• 6698 Malhotra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.81'}^[25].
• 6698 Malhotra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1393.018571579203'}^[26].
• 6698 Malhotra's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+359.10625'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6698 Malhotra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Renu Malhotra is named after 6698 Malhotra^[6].

Why It Matters

6698 Malhotra has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]