3998 Tezuka

Summary

3998 Tezuka is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3998 Tezuka is credited with the discovery of Takuo Kojima^[3].
• 3998 Tezuka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3998 Tezuka's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as YGCO Chiyoda Station^[5].
• Osamu Tezuka is named after 3998 Tezuka^[6].
• 3998 Tezuka's follows is recorded as 3997 Taga^[7].
• 3998 Tezuka's followed by is recorded as 3999 Aristarchus^[8].
• 3998 Tezuka's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3998 Tezuka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3998 Tezuka's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 TJ^[11].
• 3998 Tezuka's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 WD^[12].
• 3998 Tezuka's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 SW4^[13].
• 3998 Tezuka's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JU7^[14].
• 3998 Tezuka's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UF20^[15].
• 3998 Tezuka's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SR4^[16].
• 3998 Tezuka's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 AB^[17].
• 3998 Tezuka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3998 Tezuka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh664^[19].
• 3998 Tezuka's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003998^[20].
• 3998 Tezuka's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3998 Tezuka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[22].
• 3998 Tezuka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1964346'}^[23].
• 3998 Tezuka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1954908684648275'}^[24].
• 3998 Tezuka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[25].
• 3998 Tezuka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.04'}^[26].
• 3998 Tezuka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.48930'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3998 Tezuka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Osamu Tezuka is named after 3998 Tezuka^[6].

Why It Matters

3998 Tezuka ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]