2002 Euler

Summary

2002 Euler is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2002 Euler is credited with the discovery of Tamara Smirnova^[3].
• 2002 Euler's image is recorded as 002002-asteroid shape model (2002) Euler.png^[4].
• 2002 Euler's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2002 Euler's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Leonhard Euler is named after 2002 Euler^[7].
• 2002 Euler's follows is recorded as 2001 Einstein^[8].
• 2002 Euler's followed by is recorded as Q146736^[9].
• 2002 Euler's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2002 Euler's Commons category is recorded as 2002 Euler^[11].
• 2002 Euler's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2002 Euler's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 DW^[13].
• 2002 Euler's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 GJ^[14].
• 2002 Euler's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 EB^[15].
• 2002 Euler's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 QQ1^[16].
• 2002 Euler's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SJ2^[17].
• 2002 Euler's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-08-29T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2002 Euler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07p3xc^[19].
• 2002 Euler's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002002^[20].
• 2002 Euler's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 2002 Euler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[22].
• 2002 Euler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0684903'}^[23].
• 2002 Euler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07009825158820257'}^[24].
• 2002 Euler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[25].
• 2002 Euler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.51'}^[26].
• 2002 Euler's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.507'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2002 Euler's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Leonhard Euler is named after 2002 Euler^[7].

Why It Matters

2002 Euler ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]