(326290) Akhenaten Aten
Discovered on 21 April 1998 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Akhenaten was a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years and died in 1336 or 1334 BC. He attempted to replace the polytheistic religion of Egypt with a monotheistic worship of the Aten, the visible surface of the Sun.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akhenaten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akhenaten is 1.06 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 326290 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 HE3 |
| Orbit class | Aten · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 21.81 |
| Orbital period | 0.825 years |
| Semi-major axis | 0.879 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.492 – 1.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.440 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.00327 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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