8306 Shoko

Summary

8306 Shoko is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8306 Shoko is credited with the discovery of Akimasa Nakamura^[3].
• 8306 Shoko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8306 Shoko's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• Shoko Sawada is named after 8306 Shoko^[6].
• 8306 Shoko's follows is recorded as Q1333305^[7].
• 8306 Shoko's followed by is recorded as 8307 Peltan^[8].
• 8306 Shoko's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8306 Shoko's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8306 Shoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 QA6^[11].
• 8306 Shoko's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 DY1^[12].
• 8306 Shoko's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-02-24T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8306 Shoko's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygjcl^[14].
• 8306 Shoko's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008306^[15].
• 8306 Shoko's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8306 Shoko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[17].
• 8306 Shoko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2209120'}^[18].
• 8306 Shoko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2209817918743422'}^[19].
• 8306 Shoko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[20].
• 8306 Shoko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[21].
• 8306 Shoko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.16'}^[22].
• 8306 Shoko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.78152'}^[23].
• 8306 Shoko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.780711434265975'}^[24].
• 8306 Shoko's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}^[25].
• 8306 Shoko's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1225.40527916645'}^[26].
• 8306 Shoko's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.3503'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8306 Shoko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Shoko Sawada is named after 8306 Shoko^[6].

Why It Matters

8306 Shoko ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]