9489 Tanemahuta

Summary

9489 Tanemahuta is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9489 Tanemahuta is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9489 Tanemahuta is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9489 Tanemahuta is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Tane is named after 9489 Tanemahuta^[8].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's follows is recorded as 9488 Huia^[9].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's followed by is recorded as 9490 Gosemeijer^[10].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's provisional designation is recorded as 1146 T-1^[13].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 TY8^[14].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh2k2^[16].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009489^[17].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[19].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0988721'}^[20].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09638490425339818'}^[21].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[22].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[23].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.61'}^[24].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.74497'}^[25].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.73730243076779'}^[26].
• 9489 Tanemahuta's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.28'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9489 Tanemahuta's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Tane is named after 9489 Tanemahuta^[8].

Why It Matters

9489 Tanemahuta ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]