2062 Aten

Summary

2062 Aten is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2062 Aten is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 2062 Aten's image is recorded as Aten Sept 11 2013.png^[4].
• 2062 Aten's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2062 Aten's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 2062 Aten's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Aten is named after 2062 Aten^[8].
• 2062 Aten's follows is recorded as 2061 Anza^[9].
• 2062 Aten's followed by is recorded as Q147273^[10].
• 2062 Aten's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid^[11].
• 2062 Aten's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2062 Aten's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Aten symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 2062 Aten's Commons category is recorded as 2062 Aten^[14].
• 2062 Aten's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 2062 Aten's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 AA^[16].
• 2062 Aten's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-01-07T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2062 Aten's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hcy8^[18].
• 2062 Aten's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002062^[19].
• 2062 Aten's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 2062 Aten's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 2062 Aten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.183'}^[22].
• 2062 Aten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1827762'}^[23].
• 2062 Aten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1828994504408308'}^[24].
• 2062 Aten's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.8'}^[25].
• 2062 Aten's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.11'}^[26].
• 2062 Aten's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.932'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and near-Earth object^[6].

History and Context

Aten is named after 2062 Aten^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for 2062 Aten include Aten asteroid^[28], an asteroid family^[29].

Why It Matters

2062 Aten ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Aten asteroid^[28], an asteroid family^[29].