4034 Vishnu

Summary

4034 Vishnu is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #26 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4034 Vishnu is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 4034 Vishnu's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[4].
• 4034 Vishnu's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 4034 Vishnu's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 4034 Vishnu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Vishnu is named after 4034 Vishnu^[8].
• 4034 Vishnu's follows is recorded as Q152565^[9].
• 4034 Vishnu's followed by is recorded as Q152568^[10].
• 4034 Vishnu's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 4034 Vishnu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 4034 Vishnu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 4034 Vishnu's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 PA^[14].
• 4034 Vishnu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-08-02T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4034 Vishnu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cggbx^[16].
• 4034 Vishnu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004034^[17].
• 4034 Vishnu's asteroid spectral type is recorded as O-type asteroid^[18].
• 4034 Vishnu's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4034 Vishnu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.444'}^[20].
• 4034 Vishnu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4441601'}^[21].
• 4034 Vishnu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4440123314329569'}^[22].
• 4034 Vishnu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.4'}^[23].
• 4034 Vishnu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.49'}^[24].
• 4034 Vishnu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.168'}^[25].
• 4034 Vishnu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.16926'}^[26].
• 4034 Vishnu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.16925301425348'}^[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

Vishnu is named after 4034 Vishnu^[8].

Why It Matters

4034 Vishnu draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #26 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]