6950 Simonek

Summary

6950 Simonek is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6950 Simonek is credited with the discovery of François Dossin^[3].
• 6950 Simonek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6950 Simonek's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory^[5].
• 6950 Simonek's follows is recorded as 6949 Zissell^[6].
• 6950 Simonek's followed by is recorded as (6951) 1985 DW1^[7].
• 6950 Simonek's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 6950 Simonek's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 6950 Simonek's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 VD1^[10].
• 6950 Simonek's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 YQ^[11].
• 6950 Simonek's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WL3^[12].
• 6950 Simonek's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-12-22T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6950 Simonek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yglnz^[14].
• 6950 Simonek's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006950^[15].
• 6950 Simonek's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6950 Simonek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[17].
• 6950 Simonek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0978445'}^[18].
• 6950 Simonek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09585740501454054'}^[19].
• 6950 Simonek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[20].
• 6950 Simonek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.97'}^[21].
• 6950 Simonek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.22060'}^[22].
• 6950 Simonek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.23904808474584'}^[23].
• 6950 Simonek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.17'}^[24].
• 6950 Simonek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1523.066209349382'}^[25].
• 6950 Simonek's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.083'}^[26].
• 6950 Simonek's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+88.42522'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6950 Simonek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

6950 Simonek ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]