4387 Tanaka

Summary

4387 Tanaka is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4387 Tanaka is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 4387 Tanaka is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 4387 Tanaka is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 4387 Tanaka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4387 Tanaka's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Yasuo Tanaka is named after 4387 Tanaka^[8].
• 4387 Tanaka followed 4386 Lüst^[9].
• 4387 Tanaka was followed by 4388 Jürgenstock^[10].
• 4387 Tanaka's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4387 Tanaka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4387 Tanaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 BS^[13].
• 4387 Tanaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 FX2^[14].
• 4387 Tanaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UM10^[15].
• 4387 Tanaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 EO3^[16].
• 4387 Tanaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RZ1^[17].
• 4387 Tanaka's provisional designation is recorded as 4829 T-2^[18].
• 4387 Tanaka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-19T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 4387 Tanaka's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 4387 Tanaka's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 4387 Tanaka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01'}^[22].
• 4387 Tanaka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0140240'}^[23].
• 4387 Tanaka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01203149782500604'}^[24].
• 4387 Tanaka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.7'}^[25].
• 4387 Tanaka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.83'}^[26].
• 4387 Tanaka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.27279'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4387 Tanaka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Yasuo Tanaka is named after 4387 Tanaka^[8].

Why It Matters

4387 Tanaka has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]