4491 Otaru

Summary

4491 Otaru is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4491 Otaru is credited with the discovery of Kin Endate^[3].
• 4491 Otaru is credited with the discovery of Kazurō Watanabe^[4].
• 4491 Otaru's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4491 Otaru's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitami Observatory^[6].
• Otaru is named after 4491 Otaru^[7].
• 4491 Otaru followed Q154307^[8].
• 4491 Otaru was followed by Q154312^[9].
• 4491 Otaru's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4491 Otaru's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4491 Otaru's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BQ3^[12].
• 4491 Otaru's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 VJ1^[13].
• 4491 Otaru's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RP^[14].
• 4491 Otaru's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-09-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4491 Otaru's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 4491 Otaru's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4491 Otaru's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03'}^[18].
• 4491 Otaru's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0291729'}^[19].
• 4491 Otaru's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0292105078442398'}^[20].
• 4491 Otaru's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 4491 Otaru's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.71'}^[22].
• 4491 Otaru's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.67139'}^[23].
• 4491 Otaru's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.673414824299023'}^[24].
• 4491 Otaru's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.2'}^[25].
• 4491 Otaru's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1170.220067494871'}^[26].
• 4491 Otaru's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.936'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4491 Otaru's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Otaru is named after 4491 Otaru^[7].

Why It Matters

4491 Otaru has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]