(6618) Jimsimons Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 September 1936 by C. W. Tombaugh at Flagstaff.
Jim Simons (b. 1938) is an American mathematician and philanthropist. He is the co-inventor of the Chern-Simons form, which has important applications in physics. Along with his wife, Marilyn Simons, he co-founded the Simons Foundation, a charity that supports math and science research.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-02-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jimsimons is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimsimons is 1.82 au from the Sun and 0.994 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6618 |
| Provisional designation | 1936 SO |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,310 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Rotation period | 4.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 2.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 1.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0441 |
| Inclination | 23.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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