(2062) Aten Aten
Discovered on 7 January 1976 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Aten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aten is 0.796 au from the Sun and 1.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2062 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 AA |
| Orbit class | Aten · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 1.10 km (#17,408 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.260 |
| Rotation period | 42.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.11 |
| Orbital period | 0.951 years |
| Semi-major axis | 0.967 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.790 – 1.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 18.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.113 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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