(1068) Nefertiti

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Asteroid
(1068) Nefertiti
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.9097  AU
eccentricity 0.0924
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6409 AU - 3.1784 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.504 °
Sidereal period 4,963 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.46 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 26.8 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.148
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 6.150 h
Absolute brightness 10.496 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery September 13, 1926
Another name 1926 RK, 1929 CV
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1068) Nefertiti is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 13 September 1926 by Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory in Uccle was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is derived from Nefertiti , the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten .

See also