11623 Kagekatu

Summary

11623 Kagekatu is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11623 Kagekatu is credited with the discovery of Tomimaru Okuni^[3].
• 11623 Kagekatu is credited with the discovery of Satoru Otomo^[4].
• 11623 Kagekatu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 11623 Kagekatu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nanyo Observatory^[6].
• Uesugi Kagekatsu is named after 11623 Kagekatu^[7].
• 11623 Kagekatu's follows is recorded as 11622 Samuele^[8].
• 11623 Kagekatu's followed by is recorded as (11624) 1996 UF^[9].
• 11623 Kagekatu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 11623 Kagekatu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11623 Kagekatu's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 GO1^[12].
• 11623 Kagekatu's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TC10^[13].
• 11623 Kagekatu's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HP78^[14].
• 11623 Kagekatu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-10-08T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11623 Kagekatu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y58ql^[16].
• 11623 Kagekatu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011623^[17].
• 11623 Kagekatu's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11623 Kagekatu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[19].
• 11623 Kagekatu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0974077'}^[20].
• 11623 Kagekatu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0967371047406706'}^[21].
• 11623 Kagekatu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 11623 Kagekatu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.64'}^[23].
• 11623 Kagekatu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.09961'}^[24].
• 11623 Kagekatu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.095941342764543'}^[25].
• 11623 Kagekatu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.31'}^[26].
• 11623 Kagekatu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1209.144705696559'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11623 Kagekatu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Uesugi Kagekatsu is named after 11623 Kagekatu^[7].

Why It Matters

11623 Kagekatu ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]