18996 Torasan

Summary

18996 Torasan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18996 Torasan is credited with the discovery of Kazurō Watanabe^[3].
• 18996 Torasan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 18996 Torasan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Sapporo^[5].
• Kiyoshi Atsumi is named after 18996 Torasan^[6].
• 18996 Torasan's follows is recorded as (18995) 2000 RF53^[7].
• 18996 Torasan's followed by is recorded as 18997 Mizrahi^[8].
• 18996 Torasan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 18996 Torasan's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 18996 Torasan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 18996 Torasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 YN1^[12].
• 18996 Torasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RD9^[13].
• 18996 Torasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NS51^[14].
• 18996 Torasan's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 RR53^[15].
• 18996 Torasan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-09-04T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 18996 Torasan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc9v9b^[17].
• 18996 Torasan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018996^[18].
• 18996 Torasan's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 18996 Torasan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[20].
• 18996 Torasan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0338531'}^[21].
• 18996 Torasan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03160292121011467'}^[22].
• 18996 Torasan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.6'}^[23].
• 18996 Torasan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[24].
• 18996 Torasan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.82'}^[25].
• 18996 Torasan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.48950'}^[26].
• 18996 Torasan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.50301867058852'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18996 Torasan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Kiyoshi Atsumi is named after 18996 Torasan^[6].

Why It Matters

18996 Torasan has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]