140038 Kurushima

Summary

140038 Kurushima is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 140038 Kurushima is credited with the discovery of Akimasa Nakamura^[3].
• 140038 Kurushima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 140038 Kurushima's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• 140038 Kurushima's follows is recorded as (140037) 2001 SA72^[6].
• 140038 Kurushima's followed by is recorded as (140039) 2001 SO73^[7].
• 140038 Kurushima's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 140038 Kurushima's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 140038 Kurushima's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 SN73^[10].
• 140038 Kurushima's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-09-18T00:00:00Z^[11].
• 140038 Kurushima's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20140038^[12].
• 140038 Kurushima's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 140038 Kurushima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[14].
• 140038 Kurushima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05275576042869161'}^[15].
• 140038 Kurushima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[16].
• 140038 Kurushima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.88'}^[17].
• 140038 Kurushima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.3'}^[18].
• 140038 Kurushima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.292024193399055'}^[19].
• 140038 Kurushima's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1669.764964187451'}^[20].
• 140038 Kurushima's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.6'}^[21].
• 140038 Kurushima's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.3560631227514'}^[22].
• 140038 Kurushima's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.754469354630752'}^[23].
• 140038 Kurushima's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.899783480011825'}^[24].
• 140038 Kurushima's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.609155229249679'}^[25].
• 140038 Kurushima's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+242.1'}^[26].
• 140038 Kurushima's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+245.4146131582243'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

140038 Kurushima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

140038 Kurushima ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]