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3312 Pedersen

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q289854

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
3311 Podobed[5]
Followed by
3313 Mendel[6]
Absolute magnitude
+11.5, +11.73[24][25]
Albedo
+0.142[44]
Apoapsis
+3.370, +3.363947613256921[35][36]
Argument of periapsis
+129.39683, +128.8980288517909[39][40]
Diameter
+17.004[43]
Discoverer or inventor
Karl Augustesen[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[45]
Longitude of ascending node
+214.46396, +214.2943448933332[31][32]
Mean anomaly
+167.76488, +338.3675949342014[41][42]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Holger Pedersen[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.12 (0.12–0.12, n=3)[21][22][23]
Orbital inclination
+9.66623, +9.65296992360058[26][27]
Orbital period
+5.2, +1902.906962903967[28][29]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.6324250, +2.646535960294089[37][38]
Provisional designation
1927 UK, 1953 UN, 1958 UC, 1967 JE, 1974 VH, 1978 LL, 1978 NS7, 1979 VQ, 1982 FJ2, 1984 SN[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Rotation period
+24.438[30]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0012906, +3.005241786775505[33][34]
Significant event
naming[20]
Site of astronomical discovery
Brorfelde Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
September 24, 1984[19]
Time of periapsis
+2461114.845706178[46]
🏷️ Also known as
en 3312 Pedersen en Pedersen de (3312) Pedersen fa سیارک ۳۳۱۲ ja 3312 ペデルセン ja ペデルセン ru 1978 NS7 ru 1979 VQ ru 1982 FJ2 ru 1984 SN ru (3312) 1984 SN ru (3312) Pedersen ru (3312) Педерсен ru Pedersen ru Педерсен ru 1978 LL ru 1927 UK ru 1953 UN ru 1958 UC ru 1967 JE
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7ysb
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003312
Minor Planet Center body ID
3312

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Karl Augustesen
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Follows 1
3311 Podobed
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
3311 Podobed
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Brorfelde Observatory
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Summary

3312 Pedersen is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 3311 Podobed
    Time of periapsis → 2,461,114.845706 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Rotation period → 24.438 hour
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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