8503 Masakatsu

Summary

8503 Masakatsu is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8503 Masakatsu is credited with the discovery of Kin Endate^[3].
• 8503 Masakatsu is credited with the discovery of Kazurō Watanabe^[4].
• 8503 Masakatsu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8503 Masakatsu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitami Observatory^[6].
• Masakatsu Fujimoto is named after 8503 Masakatsu^[7].
• 8503 Masakatsu's follows is recorded as Q280594^[8].
• 8503 Masakatsu's followed by is recorded as (8504) 1990 YC^[9].
• 8503 Masakatsu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8503 Masakatsu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8503 Masakatsu's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TR13^[12].
• 8503 Masakatsu's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WX3^[13].
• 8503 Masakatsu's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 SV14^[14].
• 8503 Masakatsu's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 DY13^[15].
• 8503 Masakatsu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-11-21T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8503 Masakatsu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7c1x^[17].
• 8503 Masakatsu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008503^[18].
• 8503 Masakatsu's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8503 Masakatsu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[20].
• 8503 Masakatsu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1692193'}^[21].
• 8503 Masakatsu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1689641928449689'}^[22].
• 8503 Masakatsu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[23].
• 8503 Masakatsu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.02'}^[24].
• 8503 Masakatsu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.69396'}^[25].
• 8503 Masakatsu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.69846087107204'}^[26].
• 8503 Masakatsu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.28'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8503 Masakatsu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Masakatsu Fujimoto is named after 8503 Masakatsu^[7].

Why It Matters

8503 Masakatsu ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]