3996 Fugaku

Summary

3996 Fugaku is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3996 Fugaku is credited with the discovery of Masaru Arai^[3].
• 3996 Fugaku is credited with the discovery of Hiroshi Mori^[4].
• 3996 Fugaku's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3996 Fugaku's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Yorii Observatory^[6].
• Mount Fuji is named after 3996 Fugaku^[7].
• 3996 Fugaku's follows is recorded as 3995 Sakaino^[8].
• 3996 Fugaku's followed by is recorded as 3997 Taga^[9].
• 3996 Fugaku's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3996 Fugaku's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3996 Fugaku's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 FZ^[12].
• 3996 Fugaku's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 TB^[13].
• 3996 Fugaku's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 SO5^[14].
• 3996 Fugaku's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UM16^[15].
• 3996 Fugaku's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 XG1^[16].
• 3996 Fugaku's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-12-05T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3996 Fugaku's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2ctm^[18].
• 3996 Fugaku's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003996^[19].
• 3996 Fugaku's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3996 Fugaku's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[21].
• 3996 Fugaku's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1033544'}^[22].
• 3996 Fugaku's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1045433510990341'}^[23].
• 3996 Fugaku's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[24].
• 3996 Fugaku's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.12'}^[25].
• 3996 Fugaku's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.28430'}^[26].
• 3996 Fugaku's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.284046549418312'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3996 Fugaku's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Mount Fuji is named after 3996 Fugaku^[7].

Why It Matters

3996 Fugaku ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]