10227 Izanami

Summary

10227 Izanami is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10227 Izanami is credited with the discovery of Tetsuo Kagawa^[3].
• 10227 Izanami is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata^[4].
• 10227 Izanami's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 10227 Izanami's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Gekko Observatory^[6].
• Izanami is named after 10227 Izanami^[7].
• 10227 Izanami's follows is recorded as 10226 Seishika^[8].
• 10227 Izanami's followed by is recorded as (10228) 1997 VY8^[9].
• 10227 Izanami's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 10227 Izanami's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 10227 Izanami's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 WP1^[12].
• 10227 Izanami's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 VU^[13].
• 10227 Izanami's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RQ29^[14].
• 10227 Izanami's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VO6^[15].
• 10227 Izanami's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-04T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10227 Izanami's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y4rbh^[17].
• 10227 Izanami's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010227^[18].
• 10227 Izanami's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10227 Izanami's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[20].
• 10227 Izanami's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0713663'}^[21].
• 10227 Izanami's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07395417428836529'}^[22].
• 10227 Izanami's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[23].
• 10227 Izanami's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[24].
• 10227 Izanami's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.67764'}^[25].
• 10227 Izanami's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.67672716291474'}^[26].
• 10227 Izanami's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.53'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10227 Izanami's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Izanami is named after 10227 Izanami^[7].

Why It Matters

10227 Izanami ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]