16494 Oka

Summary

16494 Oka is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16494 Oka is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 16494 Oka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16494 Oka's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Oka is named after 16494 Oka^[6].
• 16494 Oka's follows is recorded as (16493) 1990 SB6^[7].
• 16494 Oka's followed by is recorded as (16495) 1990 SR8^[8].
• 16494 Oka's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 16494 Oka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 16494 Oka's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SP8^[11].
• 16494 Oka's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DU3^[12].
• 16494 Oka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-22T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 16494 Oka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g2pl1^[14].
• 16494 Oka's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016494^[15].
• 16494 Oka's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 16494 Oka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[17].
• 16494 Oka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0340643'}^[18].
• 16494 Oka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03066897090009216'}^[19].
• 16494 Oka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[20].
• 16494 Oka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.19'}^[21].
• 16494 Oka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.38233'}^[22].
• 16494 Oka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.35974474080007'}^[23].
• 16494 Oka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.35'}^[24].
• 16494 Oka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1952.041468513981'}^[25].
• 16494 Oka's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+150.26313'}^[26].
• 16494 Oka's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+150.024714383869'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16494 Oka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Oka is named after 16494 Oka^[6].

Why It Matters

16494 Oka has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]