2062 Aten

2062 Aten
Orbit of Aten at epoch September 2013
Discovery [1][2]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date7 January 1976
Designations
(2062) Aten
Pronunciation/ˈɑːtən/
Named after
Aten (Egyptian mythology)[3]
1976 AA
Aten · NEO [1][2]
Symbol
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 December 2011 (JD 2455926.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc59.14 yr (21,601 days)
Earliest precovery date17 December 1955
Aphelion1.1434 AU
Perihelion0.7901 AU
0.9668 AU
Eccentricity0.1827
0.95 yr (347 days)
172.27°
1° 2m 12.48s / day
Inclination18.934°
108.60°
148.04°
Earth MOID0.1131 AU · 44.1 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.73±0.03 km[4]
0.80±0.03 km[5]
0.91 km[6]
1.1 km[7]
1.30 km[8]
40.77 h[9]
0.20[8]
0.20±0.15[10]
0.26[7]
0.28[6]
0.39±0.05[4]
0.52±0.10[5]
S (Tholen)[1] · Sr (SMASS)[1]
B–V = 0.930[1]
U–B = 0.460[1]
16.80[1][5] · 17.01±1.40[11] · 17.12[9] · 17.20[12][6] · 17.30[4]

2062 Aten /ˈɑːtən/,[a] provisional designation 1976 AA, is a stony sub-kilometer asteroid and namesake of the Aten asteroids, a subgroup of near-Earth objects. The asteroid was named after Aten from Egyptian mythology.

It was discovered on 7 January 1976, at the Palomar Observatory by American astronomer Eleanor Helin,[2] who was the principal scientist for the NEAT project until her retirement in 2002. The S-type asteroid measures approximately 900 meters in diameter, has a longer-than average rotation period of 44.77 hours, and approaches the orbit Earth to 44.1 lunar distances.

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