6244 Okamoto

Summary

6244 Okamoto is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6244 Okamoto is credited with the discovery of Tsutomu Seki^[3].
• 6244 Okamoto's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6244 Okamoto's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Geisei observatory^[5].
• Meanings of minor planet names: 6001–7000 is named after 6244 Okamoto^[6].
• 6244 Okamoto's follows is recorded as 6243 Yoder^[7].
• 6244 Okamoto's followed by is recorded as 6245 Ikufumi^[8].
• 6244 Okamoto's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6244 Okamoto's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6244 Okamoto's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 SG1^[11].
• 6244 Okamoto's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SL25^[12].
• 6244 Okamoto's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QF^[13].
• 6244 Okamoto's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-08-20T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6244 Okamoto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7v10^[15].
• 6244 Okamoto's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006244^[16].
• 6244 Okamoto's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6244 Okamoto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 6244 Okamoto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1520662'}^[19].
• 6244 Okamoto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1519496684465031'}^[20].
• 6244 Okamoto's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[21].
• 6244 Okamoto's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 6244 Okamoto's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.75'}^[23].
• 6244 Okamoto's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.39617'}^[24].
• 6244 Okamoto's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.394211384447974'}^[25].
• 6244 Okamoto's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.17'}^[26].
• 6244 Okamoto's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1159.131982289141'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6244 Okamoto's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Meanings of minor planet names: 6001–7000 is named after 6244 Okamoto^[6].

Why It Matters

6244 Okamoto ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]