6961 Ashitaka

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6961 Ashitaka

Summary

6961 Ashitaka is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 6961 Ashitaka is credited with the discovery of Makio Akiyama[3].
  • 6961 Ashitaka is credited with the discovery of Toshimasa Furuta[4].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Susono[6].
  • Mount Ashitaka is named after 6961 Ashitaka[7].
  • 6961 Ashitaka followed (6960) 1989 AL5[8].
  • 6961 Ashitaka was followed by 6962 Summerscience[9].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 HM[12].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 DO1[13].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 KA[14].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-05-26T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.19'}[17].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1911972'}[18].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.193178051813553'}[19].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}[20].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4'}[21].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}[22].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.75948'}[23].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.767833616205988'}[24].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}[25].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1288.661866890078'}[26].
  • 6961 Ashitaka's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.1457'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6961 Ashitaka's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Origins

Mount Ashitaka is named after 6961 Ashitaka[7].

Why It Matters

6961 Ashitaka has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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