8991 Solidarity

Summary

8991 Solidarity is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8991 Solidarity is credited with the discovery of European Southern Observatory^[3].
• 8991 Solidarity is credited with the discovery of Richard Martin West^[4].
• 8991 Solidarity's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 8991 Solidarity's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• solidarity is named after 8991 Solidarity^[7].
• 8991 Solidarity's follows is recorded as 8990 Compassion^[8].
• 8991 Solidarity's followed by is recorded as 8992 Magnanimity^[9].
• 8991 Solidarity's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 8991 Solidarity's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8991 Solidarity's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 QB^[12].
• 8991 Solidarity's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HC1^[13].
• 8991 Solidarity's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 PV1^[14].
• 8991 Solidarity's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 SD3^[15].
• 8991 Solidarity's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 FR3^[16].
• 8991 Solidarity's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 GW2^[17].
• 8991 Solidarity's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-08-06T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 8991 Solidarity's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08_l_p^[19].
• 8991 Solidarity's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008991^[20].
• 8991 Solidarity's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 8991 Solidarity's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[22].
• 8991 Solidarity's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1820662'}^[23].
• 8991 Solidarity's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1868237307562893'}^[24].
• 8991 Solidarity's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[25].
• 8991 Solidarity's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.09'}^[26].
• 8991 Solidarity's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.78851'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8991 Solidarity's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

solidarity is named after 8991 Solidarity^[7].

Why It Matters

8991 Solidarity ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]