(3362) Khufu
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Asteroid (3362) Khufu |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Aten type |
| Major semi-axis | 0.9894 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.4686 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 0.5258 AU - 1.4531 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.918 ° |
| Sidereal period | 0.984 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 29.94 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 0.7 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.16 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 18.1 mag |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | R. S. Dunbar , M. A. Barucci |
| Date of discovery | August 30, 1984 |
| Another name | 1984 QA |
| 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. | |
(3362) Khufu is an asteroid from Aten type . This describes a group of asteroids whose orbits partly run within the earth's orbit and cross it from within. Khufu approaches the sun up to approx. 0.5 AU and thus even crosses the orbit of Venus .
Khufu was discovered on August 30, 1984 by R. Scott Dunbar and Maria A. Barucci from the Palomar Observatory .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (better known under the Greek name Cheops ).
literature
- Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names. 5th edition, Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 , p. 280.