5855 Yukitsuna

Summary

5855 Yukitsuna is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5855 Yukitsuna is credited with the discovery of Akira Natori^[3].
• 5855 Yukitsuna is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata^[4].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as JCPM Yakiimo Station^[6].
• Yukitsuna Minamoto is named after 5855 Yukitsuna^[7].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's follows is recorded as (5854) 1992 UP^[8].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's followed by is recorded as Q709192^[9].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 UF^[12].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 FQ1^[13].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VD9^[14].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 XO3^[15].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 UO2^[16].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-10-26T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl7_v^[18].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005855^[19].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[21].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1550523'}^[22].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.153822649416548'}^[23].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[24].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.13'}^[25].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.505'}^[26].
• 5855 Yukitsuna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.50945'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5855 Yukitsuna's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Yukitsuna Minamoto is named after 5855 Yukitsuna^[7].

Why It Matters

5855 Yukitsuna ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]