Named in honor of Norwegian astronomer Jan Erik Solheim. He worked on cosmology, photometry of galaxies, asteroseismology of white dwarfs and interacting close binary systems. He was a pioneer in the Whole Earth Telescope project, coordinating observations worldwide. [Ref: Minor Planet Circ. 89836]

It was discovered 2009 04 16, at Baldone Observatory by Cernis, K., Eglitis, I.

https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=Solheim

https://www.lma.lt/uploads/Uzsienio_nariai_eng/Solheim_Eng.pdf

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Tel: C14 @ f/11.2 AP7 CCD 1.24"/pix Paramount GT-1100S Tenagra Norway
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.