9254 Shunkai

Summary

9254 Shunkai is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9254 Shunkai is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9254 Shunkai is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9254 Shunkai is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9254 Shunkai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9254 Shunkai's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Shibukawa Shunkai is named after 9254 Shunkai^[8].
• 9254 Shunkai's follows is recorded as 9253 Oberth^[9].
• 9254 Shunkai's followed by is recorded as 9255 Inoutadataka^[10].
• 9254 Shunkai's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9254 Shunkai's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9254 Shunkai's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SO12^[13].
• 9254 Shunkai's provisional designation is recorded as 2151 T-1^[14].
• 9254 Shunkai's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9254 Shunkai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygk00^[16].
• 9254 Shunkai's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009254^[17].
• 9254 Shunkai's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9254 Shunkai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[19].
• 9254 Shunkai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1870189'}^[20].
• 9254 Shunkai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1864329730307354'}^[21].
• 9254 Shunkai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[22].
• 9254 Shunkai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.11'}^[23].
• 9254 Shunkai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.06438'}^[24].
• 9254 Shunkai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.065986360684661'}^[25].
• 9254 Shunkai's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.63'}^[26].
• 9254 Shunkai's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1326.870134057113'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9254 Shunkai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Shibukawa Shunkai is named after 9254 Shunkai^[8].

Why It Matters

9254 Shunkai ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]