(398188) Agni Aten
Discovered on 3 June 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Agni is the Vedic god of fire. He represents the vital spark of life, and the fire and brilliance of the Sun, lightning, and comets. Often said to be the link between heaven and Earth, he rides a chariot that is sometimes drawn by parrots.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Agni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Agni is 0.829 au from the Sun and 0.342 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 398188 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 LE15 |
| Orbit class | Aten · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 0.462 km (#17,432 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Rotation period | 22.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.33 |
| Orbital period | 0.804 years |
| Semi-major axis | 0.865 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.628 – 1.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.273 |
| Inclination | 13.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0224 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.