9872 Solf

Summary

9872 Solf is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9872 Solf is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[3].
• 9872 Solf's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9872 Solf's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[5].
• 9872 Solf's follows is recorded as 9871 Jeon^[6].
• 9872 Solf's followed by is recorded as 9873 Freundlich^[7].
• 9872 Solf's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 9872 Solf's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 9872 Solf's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 DJ4^[10].
• 9872 Solf's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 FS2^[11].
• 9872 Solf's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 XB4^[12].
• 9872 Solf's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-02-27T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 9872 Solf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygpg3^[14].
• 9872 Solf's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009872^[15].
• 9872 Solf's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 9872 Solf's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[17].
• 9872 Solf's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0876221'}^[18].
• 9872 Solf's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08760331368216293'}^[19].
• 9872 Solf's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[20].
• 9872 Solf's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.37'}^[21].
• 9872 Solf's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.59286'}^[22].
• 9872 Solf's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.581663949370228'}^[23].
• 9872 Solf's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[24].
• 9872 Solf's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1332.086784651155'}^[25].
• 9872 Solf's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.598'}^[26].
• 9872 Solf's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.93426'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9872 Solf's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

9872 Solf ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]