10159 Tokara

Summary

10159 Tokara is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10159 Tokara is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi^[3].
• 10159 Tokara's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10159 Tokara's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory^[5].
• Tokara Islands is named after 10159 Tokara^[6].
• 10159 Tokara's follows is recorded as 10158 Taroubou^[7].
• 10159 Tokara's followed by is recorded as 10160 Totoro^[8].
• 10159 Tokara's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10159 Tokara's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10159 Tokara's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 XS4^[11].
• 10159 Tokara's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 JQ1^[12].
• 10159 Tokara's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-12-09T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 10159 Tokara's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh8_7^[14].
• 10159 Tokara's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010159^[15].
• 10159 Tokara's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 10159 Tokara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 10159 Tokara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1334651'}^[18].
• 10159 Tokara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1336762926158301'}^[19].
• 10159 Tokara's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 10159 Tokara's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.83'}^[21].
• 10159 Tokara's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.42026'}^[22].
• 10159 Tokara's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.430475120490911'}^[23].
• 10159 Tokara's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.75'}^[24].
• 10159 Tokara's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1369.37094366449'}^[25].
• 10159 Tokara's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.531'}^[26].
• 10159 Tokara's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+105.63394'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10159 Tokara's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Tokara Islands is named after 10159 Tokara^[6].

Why It Matters

10159 Tokara has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]