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'''5381 Sekhmet''' is an [[Aten asteroid]] whose orbit is sometimes closer to the [[Sun]] than the [[Earth]]'s. It was discovered on [[14 May]], [[1991]] by [[Carolyn Shoemaker]] at [[Palomar Observatory]]. It is named after [[Sekhmet]], the [[Egyptian goddess]] of war. |
'''5381 Sekhmet''' is an [[Aten asteroid]] whose orbit is sometimes closer to the [[Sun]] than the [[Earth]]'s. It was discovered on [[14 May]], [[1991]] by [[Carolyn Shoemaker]] at [[Palomar Observatory]]. It is named after [[Sekhmet]], the [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian goddess]] of war. |
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Sekhmet is believed to be an [[S-type asteroid]], and to measure approximately 1km in [[diameter]]. |
Sekhmet is believed to be an [[S-type asteroid]], and to measure approximately 1km in [[diameter]]. |
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==External link== |
==External link== |
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*[http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-05381.html Johnston's Archive: (5381) Sekhmet] |
*[http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-05381.html Johnston's Archive: (5381) Sekhmet] |
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[[Category:Aten asteroids]] |
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[[Category:Binary asteroids]] |
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[[Category:S-type asteroids]] |
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Revision as of 20:13, 17 September 2006
5381 Sekhmet is an Aten asteroid whose orbit is sometimes closer to the Sun than the Earth's. It was discovered on 14 May, 1991 by Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war.
Sekhmet is believed to be an S-type asteroid, and to measure approximately 1km in diameter.
In May 2005, a team of astronomers at Arecibo Observatory discovered that the asteroid may have a moon that measures 300m in diameter and orbits approximately 1.5km from Sekhmet. This moon is not yet confirmed.