4812 Hakuhou

Summary

4812 Hakuhou is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4812 Hakuhou is credited with the discovery of Hiroki Kosai^[3].
• 4812 Hakuhou is credited with the discovery of Kiichirō Furukawa^[4].
• 4812 Hakuhou's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4812 Hakuhou's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kiso Observatory^[6].
• Hakuhō is named after 4812 Hakuhou^[7].
• 4812 Hakuhou's follows is recorded as 4811 Semashko^[8].
• 4812 Hakuhou's followed by is recorded as 4813 Terebizh^[9].
• 4812 Hakuhou's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4812 Hakuhou's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4812 Hakuhou's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 XZ^[12].
• 4812 Hakuhou's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DL3^[13].
• 4812 Hakuhou's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SO8^[14].
• 4812 Hakuhou's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 FP^[15].
• 4812 Hakuhou's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-02-18T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4812 Hakuhou's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y36bs^[17].
• 4812 Hakuhou's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004812^[18].
• 4812 Hakuhou's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4812 Hakuhou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[20].
• 4812 Hakuhou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2076300'}^[21].
• 4812 Hakuhou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2084794374560931'}^[22].
• 4812 Hakuhou's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[23].
• 4812 Hakuhou's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.62'}^[24].
• 4812 Hakuhou's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.66991'}^[25].
• 4812 Hakuhou's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.665892154576363'}^[26].
• 4812 Hakuhou's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4812 Hakuhou's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Hakuhō is named after 4812 Hakuhou^[7].

Why It Matters

4812 Hakuhou ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]