87 Sylvia

Summary

87 Sylvia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #16 of 4,107).^[2]

Key Facts

• 87 Sylvia is credited with the discovery of N. R. Pogson^[3].
• 87 Sylvia's image is recorded as ESO - 87 Sylvia-2 (by).jpg^[4].
• 87 Sylvia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 87 Sylvia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Madras Observatory^[6].
• Rhea Silvia is named after 87 Sylvia^[7].
• 87 Sylvia's follows is recorded as 86 Semele^[8].
• 87 Sylvia's followed by is recorded as Q109954^[9].
• 87 Sylvia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 87 Sylvia's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 87 Sylvia's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Sylvia symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 87 Sylvia's Commons category is recorded as 87 Sylvia^[13].
• 87 Sylvia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 87 Sylvia's child astronomical body is recorded as Romulus^[15].
• 87 Sylvia's child astronomical body is recorded as Remus^[16].
• 87 Sylvia's provisional designation is recorded as A909 GA^[17].
• 87 Sylvia's provisional designation is recorded as A866 KA^[18].
• 87 Sylvia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1866-05-16T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 87 Sylvia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0370sq^[20].
• 87 Sylvia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000087^[21].
• 87 Sylvia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as P-type asteroid^[22].
• 87 Sylvia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[23].
• 87 Sylvia's significant event is recorded as naming^[24].
• 87 Sylvia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:87 Sylvia^[25].
• 87 Sylvia's Commons gallery is recorded as (87) Sylvia^[26].
• 87 Sylvia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09433757215082976'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

87 Sylvia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Rhea Silvia is named after 87 Sylvia^[7].

Why It Matters

87 Sylvia ranks in the top 0.39% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #16 of 4,107).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]