Aten asteroid

astronomy
Also known as: Aten object

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near-Earth asteroid

  • asteroid distribution between Mars and Jupiter
    In asteroid: Near-Earth asteroids

    …of Earth-crossing asteroids is named Atens for (2062) Aten, which was discovered in 1976. The Aten asteroids have mean distances from the Sun that are less than 1 AU and aphelion distances that are greater than or equal to 0.983 AU, the perihelion distance of Earth; they cross Earth’s orbit…

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