472235 Zhulong

Summary

472235 Zhulong is a trans-Neptunian object^[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #15 of 55).^[2]

Key Facts

• 472235 Zhulong is credited with the discovery of Pan-STARRS^[3].
• 472235 Zhulong is credited with the discovery of Pan-STARRS1^[4].
• 472235 Zhulong's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[5].
• 472235 Zhulong's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 472235 Zhulong's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haleakalā Observatory^[7].
• 472235 Zhulong's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[8].
• Zhulong is named after 472235 Zhulong^[9].
• 472235 Zhulong's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[10].
• 472235 Zhulong's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Zhulong symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 472235 Zhulong's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 472235 Zhulong's provisional designation is recorded as 2014 GE45^[13].
• 472235 Zhulong's provisional designation is recorded as 2011 GY61^[14].
• 472235 Zhulong's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2011-04-09T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 472235 Zhulong's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20472235^[16].
• 472235 Zhulong's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 472235 Zhulong's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.415'}^[18].
• 472235 Zhulong's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4065473265844167'}^[19].
• 472235 Zhulong's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}^[20].
• 472235 Zhulong's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.806'}^[21].
• 472235 Zhulong's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.8067926362602018'}^[22].
• 472235 Zhulong's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+149649.6387650813'}^[23].
• 472235 Zhulong's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+318.9'}^[24].
• 472235 Zhulong's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+318.7369248252791'}^[25].
• 472235 Zhulong's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+55.16345985336225'}^[26].
• 472235 Zhulong's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+77.59001698189347'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Pan-STARRS^[3], an astronomical observatory^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 2006^[30] and Pan-STARRS1^[4], a Ritchey–Chrétien telescope^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

472235 Zhulong draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (trans_neptunian_object category, ranking #15 of 55).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]