3279 Solon

Summary

3279 Solon is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3279 Solon is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 3279 Solon is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 3279 Solon is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 3279 Solon is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 3279 Solon's image is recorded as 3279Solon (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[7].
• 3279 Solon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[8].
• 3279 Solon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[9].
• Solon is named after 3279 Solon^[10].
• 3279 Solon's follows is recorded as 3278 Běhounek^[11].
• 3279 Solon's followed by is recorded as 3280 Grétry^[12].
• 3279 Solon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 3279 Solon's Commons category is recorded as 3279 Solon^[14].
• 3279 Solon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 3279 Solon's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SF2^[16].
• 3279 Solon's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 TS^[17].
• 3279 Solon's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 UE^[18].
• 3279 Solon's provisional designation is recorded as 9103 P-L^[19].
• 3279 Solon's provisional designation is recorded as A924 RE^[20].
• 3279 Solon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[21].
• 3279 Solon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygpl2^[22].
• 3279 Solon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003279^[23].
• 3279 Solon's significant event is recorded as naming^[24].
• 3279 Solon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[25].
• 3279 Solon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1739054'}^[26].
• 3279 Solon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1735102821275335'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3279 Solon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[8].

History and Context

Solon is named after 3279 Solon^[10].

Why It Matters

3279 Solon ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]