5440 Terao

Summary

5440 Terao is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5440 Terao is credited with the discovery of Atsushi Sugie^[3].
• 5440 Terao's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5440 Terao's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Dainik Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• Terao Hisashi is named after 5440 Terao^[6].
• 5440 Terao's follows is recorded as 5439 Couturier^[7].
• 5440 Terao's followed by is recorded as 5441 Andymurray^[8].
• 5440 Terao's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5440 Terao's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5440 Terao's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 JE^[11].
• 5440 Terao's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EM48^[12].
• 5440 Terao's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 TY2^[13].
• 5440 Terao's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 HD^[14].
• 5440 Terao's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-04-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5440 Terao's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh542^[16].
• 5440 Terao's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005440^[17].
• 5440 Terao's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5440 Terao's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[19].
• 5440 Terao's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1420191'}^[20].
• 5440 Terao's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1415584317632425'}^[21].
• 5440 Terao's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 5440 Terao's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[23].
• 5440 Terao's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.56173'}^[24].
• 5440 Terao's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.564409699624851'}^[25].
• 5440 Terao's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.2'}^[26].
• 5440 Terao's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1169.205122531788'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5440 Terao's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Terao Hisashi is named after 5440 Terao^[6].

Why It Matters

5440 Terao 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 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]