6901 Roybishop

Summary

6901 Roybishop is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6901 Roybishop is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 6901 Roybishop is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 6901 Roybishop's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6901 Roybishop's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 6901 Roybishop's follows is recorded as (6900) 1988 XD1^[7].
• 6901 Roybishop's followed by is recorded as 6902 Hideoasada^[8].
• 6901 Roybishop's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6901 Roybishop's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 6901 Roybishop's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 6901 Roybishop's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 BL^[12].
• 6901 Roybishop's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 PA^[13].
• 6901 Roybishop's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-08-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6901 Roybishop's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y872q^[15].
• 6901 Roybishop's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006901^[16].
• 6901 Roybishop's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6901 Roybishop's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• 6901 Roybishop's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1115333'}^[19].
• 6901 Roybishop's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1116387015474312'}^[20].
• 6901 Roybishop's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[21].
• 6901 Roybishop's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 6901 Roybishop's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.84'}^[23].
• 6901 Roybishop's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.14306'}^[24].
• 6901 Roybishop's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.14737882457723'}^[25].
• 6901 Roybishop's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.71'}^[26].
• 6901 Roybishop's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+989.1610729518719'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6901 Roybishop's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

6901 Roybishop has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]