2991 Bilbo

Summary

2991 Bilbo is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2991 Bilbo is credited with the discovery of Martin Watt^[3].
• 2991 Bilbo's image is recorded as 2991Bilbo (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 2991 Bilbo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2991 Bilbo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[6].
• Bilbo Baggins is named after 2991 Bilbo^[7].
• 2991 Bilbo's follows is recorded as Q1048224^[8].
• 2991 Bilbo's followed by is recorded as Q150506^[9].
• 2991 Bilbo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2991 Bilbo's Commons category is recorded as 2991 Bilbo^[11].
• 2991 Bilbo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2991 Bilbo's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 JC^[13].
• 2991 Bilbo's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SY3^[14].
• 2991 Bilbo's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 HV^[15].
• 2991 Bilbo's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 KB2^[16].
• 2991 Bilbo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-04-21T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2991 Bilbo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0_h8^[18].
• 2991 Bilbo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002991^[19].
• 2991 Bilbo's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2991 Bilbo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[21].
• 2991 Bilbo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2207027'}^[22].
• 2991 Bilbo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2215254551510841'}^[23].
• 2991 Bilbo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[24].
• 2991 Bilbo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.74'}^[25].
• 2991 Bilbo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.15183'}^[26].
• 2991 Bilbo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.152792148370315'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2991 Bilbo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Bilbo Baggins is named after 2991 Bilbo^[7].

Why It Matters

2991 Bilbo ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]