10609 Hirai

Summary

10609 Hirai is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10609 Hirai is credited with the discovery of Akimasa Nakamura^[3].
• 10609 Hirai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10609 Hirai's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• 10609 Hirai's follows is recorded as 10608 Mameta^[6].
• 10609 Hirai's followed by is recorded as (10610) 1996 XR1^[7].
• 10609 Hirai's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 10609 Hirai's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 10609 Hirai's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 FB1^[10].
• 10609 Hirai's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 NP^[11].
• 10609 Hirai's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 WC3^[12].
• 10609 Hirai's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 10609 Hirai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3pzp^[14].
• 10609 Hirai's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010609^[15].
• 10609 Hirai's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 10609 Hirai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[17].
• 10609 Hirai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2001930'}^[18].
• 10609 Hirai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2013899618546773'}^[19].
• 10609 Hirai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• 10609 Hirai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.92'}^[21].
• 10609 Hirai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.48805'}^[22].
• 10609 Hirai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.49194009382704'}^[23].
• 10609 Hirai's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.43'}^[24].
• 10609 Hirai's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1617.210197326555'}^[25].
• 10609 Hirai's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+199.24581'}^[26].
• 10609 Hirai's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+199.2109985145436'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10609 Hirai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

10609 Hirai has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]