6740 Goff

Summary

6740 Goff is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6740 Goff is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 6740 Goff is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 6740 Goff's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6740 Goff's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 6740 Goff's follows is recorded as 6739 Tärendö^[7].
• 6740 Goff's followed by is recorded as 6741 Liyuan^[8].
• 6740 Goff's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6740 Goff's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6740 Goff's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 WG4^[11].
• 6740 Goff's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 GY^[12].
• 6740 Goff's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-04-14T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 6740 Goff's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2tyk^[14].
• 6740 Goff's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006740^[15].
• 6740 Goff's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6740 Goff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 6740 Goff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1076843'}^[18].
• 6740 Goff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1060811175092898'}^[19].
• 6740 Goff's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[20].
• 6740 Goff's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.13'}^[21].
• 6740 Goff's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.80295'}^[22].
• 6740 Goff's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.79660586740496'}^[23].
• 6740 Goff's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.1'}^[24].
• 6740 Goff's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1499.855863612073'}^[25].
• 6740 Goff's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.11445'}^[26].
• 6740 Goff's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64.08394560411159'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6740 Goff's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

6740 Goff has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]