1089 Tama

Summary

1089 Tama is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1089 Tama is credited with the discovery of Okuro Oikawa^[3].
• 1089 Tama's image is recorded as 1089Tama (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 1089 Tama's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1089 Tama's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Tokyo Astronomical Observatory (before 1938)^[6].
• Tama River is named after 1089 Tama^[7].
• 1089 Tama's follows is recorded as Q135786^[8].
• 1089 Tama's followed by is recorded as 1090 Sumida^[9].
• 1089 Tama's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1089 Tama's Commons category is recorded as 1089 Tama^[11].
• 1089 Tama's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1089 Tama's child astronomical body is recorded as S/2003 (1089) 1^[13].
• 1089 Tama's provisional designation is recorded as 1927 WB^[14].
• 1089 Tama's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 ST^[15].
• 1089 Tama's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 HE4^[16].
• 1089 Tama's provisional designation is recorded as A894 VA^[17].
• 1089 Tama's provisional designation is recorded as A904 VD^[18].
• 1089 Tama's provisional designation is recorded as A919 HA^[19].
• 1089 Tama's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1927-11-17T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1089 Tama's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08tptc^[21].
• 1089 Tama's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001089^[22].
• 1089 Tama's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 1089 Tama's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1272145'}^[24].
• 1089 Tama's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1274037'}^[25].
• 1089 Tama's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1271267453611719'}^[26].
• 1089 Tama's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1089 Tama's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Tama River is named after 1089 Tama^[7].

Why It Matters

1089 Tama ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]