8957 Koujounotsuki

Summary

8957 Koujounotsuki is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8957 Koujounotsuki is credited with the discovery of Tsutomu Seki^[3].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Geisei observatory^[5].
• Kōjō no Tsuki is named after 8957 Koujounotsuki^[6].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's follows is recorded as (8956) 1998 FN119^[7].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's followed by is recorded as 8958 Stargazer^[8].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 UH^[11].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YF2^[12].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 BE5^[13].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TX18^[14].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FM125^[15].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-03-22T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y61ph^[17].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008957^[18].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[20].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1555341'}^[21].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1562440878917309'}^[22].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[23].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.18'}^[24].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.06934'}^[25].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.073549661173122'}^[26].
• 8957 Koujounotsuki's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.41'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8957 Koujounotsuki's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Kōjō no Tsuki is named after 8957 Koujounotsuki^[6].

Why It Matters

8957 Koujounotsuki ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]