5960 Wakkanai

Summary

5960 Wakkanai is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5960 Wakkanai is credited with the discovery of Masaru Mukai^[3].
• 5960 Wakkanai is credited with the discovery of Masanori Takeishi^[4].
• 5960 Wakkanai's image is recorded as 5960Wakkanai (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[5].
• 5960 Wakkanai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5960 Wakkanai's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kagoshima^[7].
• Wakkanai is named after 5960 Wakkanai^[8].
• 5960 Wakkanai's follows is recorded as 5959 Shaklan^[9].
• 5960 Wakkanai's followed by is recorded as Q377326^[10].
• 5960 Wakkanai's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5960 Wakkanai's Commons category is recorded as 5960 Wakkanai^[12].
• 5960 Wakkanai's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 5960 Wakkanai's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 VK^[14].
• 5960 Wakkanai's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 YU1^[15].
• 5960 Wakkanai's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UD1^[16].
• 5960 Wakkanai's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 US^[17].
• 5960 Wakkanai's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-10-21T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 5960 Wakkanai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykv91^[19].
• 5960 Wakkanai's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005960^[20].
• 5960 Wakkanai's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 5960 Wakkanai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[22].
• 5960 Wakkanai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1538890'}^[23].
• 5960 Wakkanai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1536906107069815'}^[24].
• 5960 Wakkanai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[25].
• 5960 Wakkanai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.92'}^[26].
• 5960 Wakkanai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.31804'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5960 Wakkanai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Wakkanai is named after 5960 Wakkanai^[8].

Why It Matters

5960 Wakkanai has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]