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- The atomic number of selenium
- Messier object M34, a magnitude 6.0 open cluster in the constellation Perseus
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 34, a peculiar galaxy in the constellation Cetus
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on 1917 BC August and ended on 384 BC February. The duration of Saros series 34 was 1532.5 years, and it contained 86 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on 1633 BC May and ended on 335 BC June. The duration of Saros series 34 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
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