11881 Mirstation

Summary

11881 Mirstation is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11881 Mirstation is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 11881 Mirstation's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11881 Mirstation's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 11881 Mirstation's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Mir is named after 11881 Mirstation^[7].
• 11881 Mirstation's follows is recorded as (11880) 1990 QQ4^[8].
• 11881 Mirstation's followed by is recorded as (11882) 1990 RA3^[9].
• 11881 Mirstation's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 11881 Mirstation's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11881 Mirstation's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RM8^[12].
• 11881 Mirstation's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QO6^[13].
• 11881 Mirstation's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 RG7^[14].
• 11881 Mirstation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-08-20T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11881 Mirstation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7hgh^[16].
• 11881 Mirstation's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011881^[17].
• 11881 Mirstation's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11881 Mirstation's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[19].
• 11881 Mirstation's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1737480'}^[20].
• 11881 Mirstation's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1722032823803241'}^[21].
• 11881 Mirstation's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+19.11'}^[22].
• 11881 Mirstation's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[23].
• 11881 Mirstation's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[24].
• 11881 Mirstation's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.12'}^[25].
• 11881 Mirstation's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.678'}^[26].
• 11881 Mirstation's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.69981'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11881 Mirstation's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mir is named after 11881 Mirstation^[7].

Why It Matters

11881 Mirstation has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]