12445 Sirataka

Summary

12445 Sirataka is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12445 Sirataka is credited with the discovery of Tomimaru Okuni^[3].
• 12445 Sirataka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12445 Sirataka's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nanyo Observatory^[5].
• Shirataka is named after 12445 Sirataka^[6].
• 12445 Sirataka's follows is recorded as Q137272^[7].
• 12445 Sirataka's followed by is recorded as 12446 Juliabryant^[8].
• 12445 Sirataka's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12445 Sirataka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12445 Sirataka's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HE2^[11].
• 12445 Sirataka's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 SX4^[12].
• 12445 Sirataka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-24T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12445 Sirataka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygmch^[14].
• 12445 Sirataka's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012445^[15].
• 12445 Sirataka's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12445 Sirataka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[17].
• 12445 Sirataka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0313530'}^[18].
• 12445 Sirataka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02822969284167645'}^[19].
• 12445 Sirataka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[20].
• 12445 Sirataka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.87'}^[21].
• 12445 Sirataka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.09818'}^[22].
• 12445 Sirataka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.0999662596429'}^[23].
• 12445 Sirataka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.5'}^[24].
• 12445 Sirataka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2003.748401399459'}^[25].
• 12445 Sirataka's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.26850'}^[26].
• 12445 Sirataka's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.22946151665495'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12445 Sirataka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Shirataka is named after 12445 Sirataka^[6].

Why It Matters

12445 Sirataka ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]