1068 Nofretete
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Eugène Joseph Delporte |
| Discovery date | 13 September 1926 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Nefertiti |
| 1926 RK | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 31756 days (86.94 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.18695 AU (476.761 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6298787 AU (393.42425 Gm) |
| 2.90842 AU (435.093 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0957694 |
| 4.96 yr (1811.7 d) | |
| 131.16761° | |
| 0.19870980°/day | |
| Inclination | 5.4837716° |
| 318.7129997° | |
| 267.2992689° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.62715 AU (243.418 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.84434 AU (275.909 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 26 km |
| 6.15 h (0.256 d) | |
| 0.15 | |
| 10.7 | |
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1068 Nofretete is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 RK. It is now named after Nefertiti, wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV.[2]
It has a diameter of 42 km (26 mi).
See also
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1068 Nofretete (1926 RK)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volym 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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