3997 Taga

Summary

3997 Taga is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3997 Taga is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie^[3].
• 3997 Taga's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3997 Taga's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• Taga is named after 3997 Taga^[6].
• 3997 Taga's follows is recorded as 3996 Fugaku^[7].
• 3997 Taga's followed by is recorded as 3998 Tezuka^[8].
• 3997 Taga's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3997 Taga's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3997 Taga's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 TZ3^[11].
• 3997 Taga's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 VK^[12].
• 3997 Taga's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 WC^[13].
• 3997 Taga's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 FK1^[14].
• 3997 Taga's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 YP3^[15].
• 3997 Taga's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RN4^[16].
• 3997 Taga's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 XP1^[17].
• 3997 Taga's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-12-06T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3997 Taga's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg_tr^[19].
• 3997 Taga's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003997^[20].
• 3997 Taga's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3997 Taga's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[22].
• 3997 Taga's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1734036'}^[23].
• 3997 Taga's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1723964603855875'}^[24].
• 3997 Taga's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[25].
• 3997 Taga's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.79'}^[26].
• 3997 Taga's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.62444'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3997 Taga's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Taga is named after 3997 Taga^[6].

Why It Matters

3997 Taga 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 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]