5240 Kwasan

Summary

5240 Kwasan is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5240 Kwasan is credited with the discovery of Kenzo Suzuki^[3].
• 5240 Kwasan is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata^[4].
• 5240 Kwasan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5240 Kwasan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Toyota^[6].
• Kwasan Observatory is named after 5240 Kwasan^[7].
• 5240 Kwasan's follows is recorded as 5239 Reiki^[8].
• 5240 Kwasan's followed by is recorded as 5241 Beeson^[9].
• 5240 Kwasan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5240 Kwasan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 VF^[12].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 VJ1^[13].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 SE2^[14].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 FZ^[15].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 XS^[16].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XX^[17].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JA1^[18].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JV2^[19].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TX15^[20].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 UE1^[21].
• 5240 Kwasan's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 XE^[22].
• 5240 Kwasan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-12-07T00:00:00Z^[23].
• 5240 Kwasan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y68jq^[24].
• 5240 Kwasan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005240^[25].
• 5240 Kwasan's asteroid spectral type is recorded as V-type asteroid^[26].
• 5240 Kwasan's significant event is recorded as naming^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5240 Kwasan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Kwasan Observatory is named after 5240 Kwasan^[7].

Why It Matters

5240 Kwasan ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]