Aten asteroid
family of Earth-crossing asteroids that have an orbital semi-major axis less than that of the Earth (a < 1 AU) but an aphelion distance greater than the Earth's perihelion distance (Q > 0.983 AU)
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Aten asteroid
Summary
Aten asteroid is an asteroid family[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of asteroid_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Aten asteroid is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[3].
- Aten asteroid's image is recorded as Minor Planets - Aten.svg[4].
- Aten asteroid's instance of is recorded as asteroid family[5].
- 2062 Aten is named after Aten asteroid[6].
- Aten asteroid's subclass of is recorded as Earth-crossing asteroid[7].
- Aten asteroid's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-01-07T00:00:00Z[8].
- Aten asteroid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0290ms[9].
- Aten asteroid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aten asteroids[10].
- Aten asteroid's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Aten-asteroid[11].
- Aten asteroid's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 110[12].
- Aten asteroid's Hrvatska enciklopedija ID is recorded as 70280[13].
- Aten asteroid's SpaceReference.org celestial object ID is recorded as category/aten-class-asteroids[14].
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Works and Contributions
Aten asteroid is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[3].
Why It Matters
Aten asteroid ranks in the top 6% of asteroid_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]