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(73480) 2002 PN34

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(73480) 2002 PN34

Summary

(73480) 2002 PN34 is an asteroid[1]. (73480) 2002 PN34 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (73480) 2002 PN34 is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking[3].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[5].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[6].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34 followed (73479) 2002 PM23[7].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34 was followed by (73481) 2002 PO69[8].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[9].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 PN34[11].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 6, 2002[12].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5674162179774028'}[13].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.59'}[14].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.61320982007255'}[15].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+63147.39965981329'}[16].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8.45'}[17].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+299.27398374'}[18].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+31.03401957616389'}[19].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+48.64322559270749'}[20].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+13.42481355962029'}[21].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+358.7085621516207'}[22].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50.06325477649155'}[23].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (73480) 2002 PN34's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2452218.932339883'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid[4] and trans-Neptunian object[5].

Why It Matters

(73480) 2002 PN34 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → (73481) 2002 PO69
    Follows → (73479) 2002 PM23
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50.06325477649155'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+31.03401957616389'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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