8738 Saji

Summary

8738 Saji is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 8738 Saji is credited with the discovery of Saji Observatory^[3].
• 8738 Saji's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8738 Saji's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Saji Observatory^[5].
• Saji is named after 8738 Saji^[6].
• 8738 Saji followed 8737 Takehiro^[7].
• 8738 Saji was followed by 8739 Morihisa^[8].
• 8738 Saji's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8738 Saji's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8738 Saji's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SK5^[11].
• 8738 Saji's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TW14^[12].
• 8738 Saji's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AQ16^[13].
• 8738 Saji's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-01-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 8738 Saji's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 8738 Saji's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.23'}^[16].
• 8738 Saji's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2310742'}^[17].
• 8738 Saji's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2307505499767687'}^[18].
• 8738 Saji's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.2'}^[19].
• 8738 Saji's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.1'}^[20].
• 8738 Saji's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.31'}^[21].
• 8738 Saji's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.33444'}^[22].
• 8738 Saji's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.334163849232728'}^[23].
• 8738 Saji's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.32'}^[24].
• 8738 Saji's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1211.539677111736'}^[25].
• 8738 Saji's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+111.38236'}^[26].
• 8738 Saji's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+111.6348655886813'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

8738 Saji's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Saji is named after 8738 Saji^[6].

Why It Matters

8738 Saji has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]