4949 Akasofu

Summary

4949 Akasofu is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4949 Akasofu is credited with the discovery of Takuo Kojima^[3].
• 4949 Akasofu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4949 Akasofu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as YGCO Chiyoda Station^[5].
• Syun-Ichi Akasofu is named after 4949 Akasofu^[6].
• 4949 Akasofu's follows is recorded as 4948 Hideonishimura^[7].
• 4949 Akasofu's followed by is recorded as 4950 House^[8].
• 4949 Akasofu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4949 Akasofu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4949 Akasofu's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 YE^[11].
• 4949 Akasofu's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 RL5^[12].
• 4949 Akasofu's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 SV6^[13].
• 4949 Akasofu's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 WE^[14].
• 4949 Akasofu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-11-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4949 Akasofu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbzk1p^[16].
• 4949 Akasofu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004949^[17].
• 4949 Akasofu's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4949 Akasofu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[19].
• 4949 Akasofu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1682029'}^[20].
• 4949 Akasofu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1682035598201733'}^[21].
• 4949 Akasofu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 4949 Akasofu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.51'}^[23].
• 4949 Akasofu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.81321'}^[24].
• 4949 Akasofu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.812816882751044'}^[25].
• 4949 Akasofu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[26].
• 4949 Akasofu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1251.204353348623'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4949 Akasofu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Syun-Ichi Akasofu is named after 4949 Akasofu^[6].

Why It Matters

4949 Akasofu has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]