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Why did the asteroid Aten get its name?

Discovered on January 7, 1976, the tiny asteroid Aten (about 800 meters across) is named after the ancient Egyptian sun god because its entire orbit lies inside the earth's orbit.

The maximum distance of the Aten from the Sun is 0,966 astronomical units, or the average distance of the Earth from the Sun.

Two more similar asteroids are known: Ra-Shalom and Hathor. The maximum removal of the first of them from the Sun does not exceed 0,832 astronomical units, the second - 0,844 astronomical units.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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