(84075) Peterpatricia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 2002 by A. Lowe at Palomar.
Peter M. Lowe (b. 1933) and Patricia Lowe (b. 1935) are the parents of the discoverer.Naming citation (20041126/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterpatricia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterpatricia is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 84075 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 PL165 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0589 |
| Inclination | 1.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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