3463 Kaokuen

Summary

3463 Kaokuen is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3463 Kaokuen is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 3463 Kaokuen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3463 Kaokuen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Charles K. Kao is named after 3463 Kaokuen^[6].
• 3463 Kaokuen followed Q151612^[7].
• 3463 Kaokuen was followed by 3464 Owensby^[8].
• 3463 Kaokuen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3463 Kaokuen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3463 Kaokuen's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 WS^[11].
• 3463 Kaokuen's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HP3^[12].
• 3463 Kaokuen's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 XJ2^[13].
• 3463 Kaokuen's provisional designation is recorded as A923 RM^[14].
• 3463 Kaokuen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-12-03T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3463 Kaokuen's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 3463 Kaokuen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 3463 Kaokuen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1353306'}^[18].
• 3463 Kaokuen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1345040305343415'}^[19].
• 3463 Kaokuen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}^[20].
• 3463 Kaokuen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.35'}^[21].
• 3463 Kaokuen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.02524'}^[22].
• 3463 Kaokuen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.024101657808496'}^[23].
• 3463 Kaokuen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}^[24].
• 3463 Kaokuen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1398.182637668463'}^[25].
• 3463 Kaokuen's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+38.898'}^[26].
• 3463 Kaokuen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+50.86286'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3463 Kaokuen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Charles K. Kao is named after 3463 Kaokuen^[6].

Why It Matters

3463 Kaokuen has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]