2478 Tokai

Summary

2478 Tokai is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2478 Tokai is credited with the discovery of Toshimasa Furuta^[3].
• 2478 Tokai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2478 Tokai's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Tōkai-shi^[5].
• Tōkai-shi is named after 2478 Tokai^[6].
• 2478 Tokai followed Q535874^[7].
• 2478 Tokai was followed by 2479 Sodankylä^[8].
• 2478 Tokai's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2478 Tokai's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 HH^[11].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 SE^[12].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 ED^[13].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 VH^[14].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 JP^[15].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 OE^[16].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 QV^[17].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 BD^[18].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RS^[19].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 NU2^[20].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XR^[21].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JC^[22].
• 2478 Tokai's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JT^[23].
• 2478 Tokai's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-05-04T00:00:00Z^[24].
• 2478 Tokai's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[25].
• 2478 Tokai's significant event is recorded as naming^[26].
• 2478 Tokai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2478 Tokai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Tōkai-shi is named after 2478 Tokai^[6].

Why It Matters

2478 Tokai has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]