6557 Yokonomura

Summary

6557 Yokonomura is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 6557 Yokonomura is credited with the discovery of Toshiro Nomura^[3].
• 6557 Yokonomura is credited with the discovery of Kōyō Kawanishi^[4].
• 6557 Yokonomura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6557 Yokonomura's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Minami-Awaji^[6].
• 6557 Yokonomura's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Minami-Oda Observatory^[7].
• 6557 Yokonomura's follows is recorded as Q621456^[8].
• 6557 Yokonomura's followed by is recorded as 6558 Norizuki^[9].
• 6557 Yokonomura's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 6557 Yokonomura's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 6557 Yokonomura's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UP4^[12].
• 6557 Yokonomura's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YT9^[13].
• 6557 Yokonomura's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VR3^[14].
• 6557 Yokonomura's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 DD2^[15].
• 6557 Yokonomura's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-11-11T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 6557 Yokonomura's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl63n^[17].
• 6557 Yokonomura's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20006557^[18].
• 6557 Yokonomura's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 6557 Yokonomura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[20].
• 6557 Yokonomura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1899308'}^[21].
• 6557 Yokonomura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1916326059383136'}^[22].
• 6557 Yokonomura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[23].
• 6557 Yokonomura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.53'}^[24].
• 6557 Yokonomura's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.80894'}^[25].
• 6557 Yokonomura's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.80572554824619'}^[26].
• 6557 Yokonomura's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.61'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

6557 Yokonomura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

6557 Yokonomura 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 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]