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6715 Sheldonmarks

asteroid
Place asteroid Q246261

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
6714 Montréal[5]
Followed by
(6716) Jacobsen[6]
Absolute magnitude
13.9 (13.7–13.9, n=3)[17][18][19]
Albedo
+0.074[37]
Apoapsis
+2.681, +2.686842314649696[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+234.64727, +214.3244775969573[32][33]
Diameter
+9.295[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Henry E. Holt, David H. Levy[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+1.83361, +1.689393797996606[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+221.30474, +154.154561892801[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Sheldon Marks[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.01 (0–0.01, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+3.45021, +3.451981370048068[20][21]
Orbital period
+4.36, +1593.091246779763[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.6591863, +2.652135858231693[30][31]
Provisional designation
1977 RB18, 1986 TU10, 1990 QS1[9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.6701945, +2.669489086440695[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
August 22, 1990[12]
Time of periapsis
+2460318.326991104[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6715 Sheldonmarks en Sheldonmarks de (6715) Sheldonmarks fa سیارک 6715 fa سیارک ۶۷۱۵ ru 1986 TU10 ru 1977 RB18 ru 1990 QS1 ru (6715) 1990 QS1 ru Sheldonmarks uk 6715 Sheldonmarks uk 6715 Шелдонмаркс zh 小行星6715
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ygg25
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006715
Minor Planet Center body ID
6715

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
David H. Levy, Henry E. Holt
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(6716) Jacobsen
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(6716) Jacobsen
Follows 1
6714 Montréal
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
6714 Montréal
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6591863'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.652135858231693'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.36'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1593.091246779763'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'kaa', 'la',
    Instance of → asteroid
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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