4042 Okhotsk

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4042 Okhotsk

Summary

4042 Okhotsk is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 4042 Okhotsk is credited with the discovery of Kin Endate[3].
  • 4042 Okhotsk is credited with the discovery of Kazurō Watanabe[4].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitami Observatory[6].
  • Sea of Okhotsk is named after 4042 Okhotsk[7].
  • 4042 Okhotsk followed Q152577[8].
  • 4042 Okhotsk was followed by Q152580[9].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 DV[12].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TO12[13].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 YK1[14].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 AT1[15].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-01-15T00:00:00Z[16].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}[18].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1365189'}[19].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1349098171085203'}[20].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.2'}[21].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.35'}[22].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.52603'}[23].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.522836646103934'}[24].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.77'}[25].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1377.351064646599'}[26].
  • 4042 Okhotsk's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+69.33009'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4042 Okhotsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Origins

Sea of Okhotsk is named after 4042 Okhotsk[7].

Why It Matters

4042 Okhotsk has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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