10401 Masakoba

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10401 Masakoba

Summary

10401 Masakoba is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 10401 Masakoba is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi[3].
  • 10401 Masakoba's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 10401 Masakoba's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory[5].
  • 10401 Masakoba followed 10400 Hakkaisan[6].
  • 10401 Masakoba was followed by (10402) 1997 VS5[7].
  • 10401 Masakoba's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 10401 Masakoba's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 10401 Masakoba's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 WM[10].
  • 10401 Masakoba's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 AF17[11].
  • 10401 Masakoba's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VD3[12].
  • 10401 Masakoba's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 6, 1997[13].
  • 10401 Masakoba's significant event is recorded as naming[14].
  • 10401 Masakoba's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}[15].
  • 10401 Masakoba's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0775188'}[16].
  • 10401 Masakoba's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08006268575683789'}[17].
  • 10401 Masakoba's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[18].
  • 10401 Masakoba's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.18'}[19].
  • 10401 Masakoba's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.63356'}[20].
  • 10401 Masakoba's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.6342816676829203'}[21].
  • 10401 Masakoba's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.48'}[22].
  • 10401 Masakoba's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1635.456468822092'}[23].
  • 10401 Masakoba's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+154.09886'}[24].
  • 10401 Masakoba's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+154.1228300592771'}[25].
  • 10401 Masakoba's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7185782'}[26].
  • 10401 Masakoba's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.716608413391432'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10401 Masakoba's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

10401 Masakoba has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . iau.org. iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time of periapsis {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2460574.5728937914'}
    Orbital eccentricity {'amount': '+0.08'}, {'amount': '+0.0775188'}, {'amount': '+0.08006268575683789'}
    Instance of asteroid
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