(3554) Amun

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Asteroid
(3554) Amun
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Aten type
Major semi-axis 0.974  AU
eccentricity 0.280
Perihelion - aphelion 0.701 AU - 1.247 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 23.36 °
Length of the ascending node 359 °
Argument of the periapsis 359 °
Sidereal period 0.96 a
Mean orbital velocity 30.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (2.5 ± 0.2) km
Albedo 0.17
Rotation period 2.5 h
Absolute brightness 15.9 mag
Spectral class M.
history
Explorer C. S. and E. M. Shoemaker
Date of discovery March 4th 1986
Another name 1986 EB
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(3554) Amon is a M - asteroid from Aten type . This describes a group of asteroids whose orbits partly run within the earth's orbit and cross it from within. Amun approaches the sun up to approx. 0.7 AU and thus even crosses the orbit of Venus .

Amun was discovered on March 4, 1986 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Shoemaker at Mount Palomar .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the Egyptian deity Amun (also called Ammon).

See also