3362 Khufu

Summary

3362 Khufu is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #32 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3362 Khufu is credited with the discovery of R. Scott Dunbar^[3].
• 3362 Khufu is credited with the discovery of Maria Antonietta Barucci^[4].
• 3362 Khufu's image is recorded as 3362 Khufu orbit (10-29-07).png^[5].
• 3362 Khufu's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[6].
• 3362 Khufu's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 3362 Khufu's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[8].
• 3362 Khufu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[9].
• Khufu is named after 3362 Khufu^[10].
• 3362 Khufu's follows is recorded as 3361 Orpheus^[11].
• 3362 Khufu's followed by is recorded as Q734983^[12].
• 3362 Khufu's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid^[13].
• 3362 Khufu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[14].
• 3362 Khufu's Commons category is recorded as 3362 Khufu^[15].
• 3362 Khufu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[16].
• 3362 Khufu's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 QA^[17].
• 3362 Khufu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-08-30T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3362 Khufu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d5579^[19].
• 3362 Khufu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003362^[20].
• 3362 Khufu's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3362 Khufu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.46848'}^[22].
• 3362 Khufu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4685156'}^[23].
• 3362 Khufu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4684608161126215'}^[24].
• 3362 Khufu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.3'}^[25].
• 3362 Khufu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.52'}^[26].
• 3362 Khufu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.91681'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[6], near-Earth object^[7], and near-Earth asteroid^[8].

History and Context

Khufu is named after 3362 Khufu^[10].

Why It Matters

3362 Khufu draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #32 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]