1954 Kukarkin

Summary

1954 Kukarkin is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1954 Kukarkin is credited with the discovery of Pelageya Shajn^[3].
• 1954 Kukarkin's image is recorded as 001954-asteroid shape model (1954) Kukarkin.png^[4].
• 1954 Kukarkin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1954 Kukarkin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Simeiz Observatory^[6].
• Boris Kukarkin is named after 1954 Kukarkin^[7].
• 1954 Kukarkin's follows is recorded as Q146347^[8].
• 1954 Kukarkin's followed by is recorded as Q753710^[9].
• 1954 Kukarkin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1954 Kukarkin's Commons category is recorded as 1954 Kukarkin^[11].
• 1954 Kukarkin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1954 Kukarkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 PH^[13].
• 1954 Kukarkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 QB^[14].
• 1954 Kukarkin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1952-08-15T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1954 Kukarkin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y6566^[16].
• 1954 Kukarkin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001954^[17].
• 1954 Kukarkin's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1954 Kukarkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.31'}^[19].
• 1954 Kukarkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3130718'}^[20].
• 1954 Kukarkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3145907647475689'}^[21].
• 1954 Kukarkin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}^[22].
• 1954 Kukarkin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.38'}^[23].
• 1954 Kukarkin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.79549'}^[24].
• 1954 Kukarkin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.8083496259327'}^[25].
• 1954 Kukarkin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.03'}^[26].
• 1954 Kukarkin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1833.711108065902'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1954 Kukarkin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Boris Kukarkin is named after 1954 Kukarkin^[7].

Why It Matters

1954 Kukarkin ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]