3867 Shiretoko

Summary

3867 Shiretoko is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3867 Shiretoko is credited with the discovery of Masayuki Yanai^[3].
• 3867 Shiretoko is credited with the discovery of Kazurō Watanabe^[4].
• 3867 Shiretoko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3867 Shiretoko's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitami Observatory^[6].
• Shiretoko Peninsula is named after 3867 Shiretoko^[7].
• 3867 Shiretoko's follows is recorded as 3866 Langley^[8].
• 3867 Shiretoko's followed by is recorded as Q152276^[9].
• 3867 Shiretoko's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3867 Shiretoko's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3867 Shiretoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 EB^[12].
• 3867 Shiretoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 AS3^[13].
• 3867 Shiretoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XM^[14].
• 3867 Shiretoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 DJ1^[15].
• 3867 Shiretoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 VA6^[16].
• 3867 Shiretoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 HG^[17].
• 3867 Shiretoko's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-04-16T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3867 Shiretoko's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yghz6^[19].
• 3867 Shiretoko's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003867^[20].
• 3867 Shiretoko's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3867 Shiretoko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[22].
• 3867 Shiretoko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1073984'}^[23].
• 3867 Shiretoko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1058663493009129'}^[24].
• 3867 Shiretoko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[25].
• 3867 Shiretoko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.31'}^[26].
• 3867 Shiretoko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.27632'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3867 Shiretoko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Shiretoko Peninsula is named after 3867 Shiretoko^[7].

Why It Matters

3867 Shiretoko ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]