2159 Kukkamäki

Summary

2159 Kukkamäki is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2159 Kukkamäki is credited with the discovery of Liisi Oterma^[3].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• T. J. Kukkamäki is named after 2159 Kukkamäki^[6].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's follows is recorded as Q844946^[7].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's followed by is recorded as Q649729^[8].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 TL^[11].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 UU1^[12].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 EL^[13].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 FS^[14].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 UX^[15].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 WM^[16].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 GG1^[17].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 EB^[18].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 CD1^[19].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EB^[20].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1941-10-16T00:00:00Z^[21].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/045xl3^[22].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002159^[23].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's significant event is recorded as naming^[24].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[25].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0404676'}^[26].
• 2159 Kukkamäki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03889870495458372'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2159 Kukkamäki's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

T. J. Kukkamäki is named after 2159 Kukkamäki^[6].

Why It Matters

2159 Kukkamäki ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]