26887 Tokyogiants

Summary

26887 Tokyogiants is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 26887 Tokyogiants is credited with the discovery of Hiroshi Araki^[3].
• 26887 Tokyogiants is credited with the discovery of Isao Satō^[4].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kiso Observatory^[6].
• Yomiuri Giants is named after 26887 Tokyogiants^[7].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's follows is recorded as 26886 Takahara^[8].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's followed by is recorded as (26888) 1994 XH^[9].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 FE^[12].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SY24^[13].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 TO15^[14].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-10-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh96s^[16].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20026887^[17].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.25'}^[19].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2462158'}^[20].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2464896982554866'}^[21].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[22].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.49'}^[23].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.32332'}^[24].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.324920816734092'}^[25].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.81'}^[26].
• 26887 Tokyogiants's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1392.241979229855'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

26887 Tokyogiants's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Yomiuri Giants is named after 26887 Tokyogiants^[7].

Why It Matters

26887 Tokyogiants ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]