C/2006 M4
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C/2006 M4
Summary
C/2006 M4 is a hyperbolic comet[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (hyperbolic_comet category, ranking #6 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- C/2006 M4 is credited with the discovery of Robert Matson[3].
- C/2006 M4 is credited with the discovery of Michael Mattiazzo[4].
- C/2006 M4's image is recorded as C2006 M4 SWAN + Orionid meteor.jpg[5].
- C/2006 M4's instance of is recorded as hyperbolic comet[6].
- C/2006 M4's Commons category is recorded as C/2006 M4[7].
- C/2006 M4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
- C/2006 M4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2006-06-20T00:00:00Z[9].
- C/2006 M4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0260804[10].
- C/2006 M4's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1002407[11].
- C/2006 M4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.000185049039808'}[12].
- C/2006 M4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.0'}[13].
- C/2006 M4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+111.8232624168263'}[14].
- C/2006 M4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+148.7268421584153'}[15].
- C/2006 M4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '-4231.355298769043'}[16].
- C/2006 M4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.7830082351241019'}[17].
- C/2006 M4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+62.59437100123628'}[18].
- C/2006 M4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.0001513674291051965'}[19].
- C/2006 M4's epoch is recorded as November 10, 2006[20].
- C/2006 M4's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2454007.228505603'}[21].
Body
Works and Contributions
Credited discoveries include Robert Matson[3], an astronomer[22], b. 1962[23], of United States[24] and Michael Mattiazzo[4], an astronomer[25].
Why It Matters
C/2006 M4 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (hyperbolic_comet category, ranking #6 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]