6312 Robheinlein

Summary

6312 Robheinlein is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6312 Robheinlein is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt^[3].
• 6312 Robheinlein's image is recorded as Robheinlein-6312.jpg^[4].
• 6312 Robheinlein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6312 Robheinlein's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Robert A. Heinlein is named after 6312 Robheinlein^[7].
• 6312 Robheinlein's follows is recorded as 6311 Porubčan^[8].
• 6312 Robheinlein's followed by is recorded as 6313 Tsurutani^[9].
• 6312 Robheinlein's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 6312 Robheinlein's Commons category is recorded as 6312 Robheinlein^[11].
• 6312 Robheinlein's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6312 Robheinlein's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BW2^[13].
• 6312 Robheinlein's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 RH4^[14].
• 6312 Robheinlein's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6312 Robheinlein's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y85r1^[16].
• 6312 Robheinlein's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006312^[17].
• 6312 Robheinlein's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 6312 Robheinlein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[19].
• 6312 Robheinlein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0695395'}^[20].
• 6312 Robheinlein's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.069458253641116'}^[21].
• 6312 Robheinlein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• 6312 Robheinlein's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.21'}^[23].
• 6312 Robheinlein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.11553'}^[24].
• 6312 Robheinlein's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.115407387046712'}^[25].
• 6312 Robheinlein's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.23'}^[26].
• 6312 Robheinlein's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1178.685040474529'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6312 Robheinlein's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Robert A. Heinlein is named after 6312 Robheinlein^[7].

Why It Matters

6312 Robheinlein ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]