5989 Sorin

Summary

5989 Sorin is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5989 Sorin is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 5989 Sorin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5989 Sorin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Sergej Ivanovich Sorin is named after 5989 Sorin^[6].
• 5989 Sorin's follows is recorded as 5988 Gorodnitskij^[7].
• 5989 Sorin's followed by is recorded as Q692426^[8].
• 5989 Sorin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5989 Sorin's Commons category is recorded as 5989 Sorin^[10].
• 5989 Sorin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5989 Sorin's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SA5^[12].
• 5989 Sorin's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 QC1^[13].
• 5989 Sorin's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SW10^[14].
• 5989 Sorin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-08-26T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5989 Sorin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygqq6^[16].
• 5989 Sorin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005989^[17].
• 5989 Sorin's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5989 Sorin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[19].
• 5989 Sorin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1858284'}^[20].
• 5989 Sorin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1864044978659735'}^[21].
• 5989 Sorin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[22].
• 5989 Sorin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.76'}^[23].
• 5989 Sorin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.86055'}^[24].
• 5989 Sorin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.861504819454015'}^[25].
• 5989 Sorin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.17'}^[26].
• 5989 Sorin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1159.16104351908'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5989 Sorin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Sergej Ivanovich Sorin is named after 5989 Sorin^[6].

Why It Matters

5989 Sorin ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]