2340 Hathor

Summary

2340 Hathor is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #20 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2340 Hathor is credited with the discovery of Charles T. Kowal^[3].
• 2340 Hathor's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[4].
• 2340 Hathor's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 2340 Hathor's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 2340 Hathor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Hathor is named after 2340 Hathor^[8].
• 2340 Hathor's follows is recorded as Q148736^[9].
• 2340 Hathor's followed by is recorded as 2341 Aoluta^[10].
• 2340 Hathor's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid^[11].
• 2340 Hathor's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2340 Hathor's Commons category is recorded as 2340 Hathor^[13].
• 2340 Hathor's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 2340 Hathor's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UA^[15].
• 2340 Hathor's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-10-22T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2340 Hathor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026c_7v^[17].
• 2340 Hathor's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002340^[18].
• 2340 Hathor's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[19].
• 2340 Hathor's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 2340 Hathor's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 2340 Hathor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.450'}^[22].
• 2340 Hathor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4499515'}^[23].
• 2340 Hathor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4499362680235325'}^[24].
• 2340 Hathor's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.2'}^[25].
• 2340 Hathor's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.43'}^[26].
• 2340 Hathor's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.85594'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[4], near-Earth object^[5], and near-Earth asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Hathor is named after 2340 Hathor^[8].

Why It Matters

2340 Hathor draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #20 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]