4890 Shikanosima

Summary

4890 Shikanosima is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4890 Shikanosima is credited with the discovery of Hiroki Kosai^[3].
• 4890 Shikanosima is credited with the discovery of Kiichirō Furukawa^[4].
• 4890 Shikanosima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4890 Shikanosima's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kiso Observatory^[6].
• Shika Island is named after 4890 Shikanosima^[7].
• 4890 Shikanosima's follows is recorded as 4889 Praetorius^[8].
• 4890 Shikanosima's followed by is recorded as 4891 Blaga^[9].
• 4890 Shikanosima's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4890 Shikanosima's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4890 Shikanosima's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VE4^[12].
• 4890 Shikanosima's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 BM2^[13].
• 4890 Shikanosima's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-11-14T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4890 Shikanosima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygh7k^[15].
• 4890 Shikanosima's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004890^[16].
• 4890 Shikanosima's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4890 Shikanosima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 4890 Shikanosima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1498491'}^[19].
• 4890 Shikanosima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1493176106430689'}^[20].
• 4890 Shikanosima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 4890 Shikanosima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.92'}^[22].
• 4890 Shikanosima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.65560'}^[23].
• 4890 Shikanosima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.654924870235128'}^[24].
• 4890 Shikanosima's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.27'}^[25].
• 4890 Shikanosima's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1196.33257137054'}^[26].
• 4890 Shikanosima's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+16.476'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4890 Shikanosima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Shika Island is named after 4890 Shikanosima^[7].

Why It Matters

4890 Shikanosima ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]