8726 Masamotonasu

Summary

8726 Masamotonasu is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8726 Masamotonasu is credited with the discovery of Takao Kobayashi^[3].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ōizumi Observatory^[5].
• Masamoto Nasu is named after 8726 Masamotonasu^[6].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's follows is recorded as 8725 Keiko^[7].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's followed by is recorded as (8727) 1996 VZ7^[8].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YZ3^[11].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 SE55^[12].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VP5^[13].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-14T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0463bsl^[15].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008726^[16].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[18].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0784738'}^[19].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08095578468129278'}^[20].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[21].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.75'}^[22].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.71094'}^[23].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.700952685978717'}^[24].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.64'}^[25].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2061.84232238184'}^[26].
• 8726 Masamotonasu's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+231.62435'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8726 Masamotonasu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Masamoto Nasu is named after 8726 Masamotonasu^[6].

Why It Matters

8726 Masamotonasu ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]