(2340) Hathor Aten
Discovered on 22 October 1976 by C. T. Kowal at Palomar.
Like the other objects of Aten type, (2340) is named for an Egyptian deity. Known as a sky-goddess and the daughter of Ra, Hathor was also identified with Aphrodite. Name proposed by E. Helin, who made an independent discovery of the object and who also made crucial recovery observations in 1981.Naming citation (MPC 6060), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hathor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hathor is 1.05 au from the Sun and 1.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2340 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 UA |
| Orbit class | Aten · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 0.300 km (#17,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Rotation period | 3.35 hours |
| Spectral type | CSU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 20.41 |
| Orbital period | 0.775 years |
| Semi-major axis | 0.844 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.464 – 1.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.450 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.00640 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 October 1976
- (2271) Kiso
- (2337) Boubin
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2989) Imago
- (5541) Seimei
- (6846) Kansazan
- (10006) Sessai
- (11442) Seijin-Sanso
- (14313) Dodaira
- (16357) Risanpei
- (18289) Yokoyamakoichi
More named asteroids discovered by C. T. Kowal
- (1876) Napolitania
- (1939) Loretta
- (1981) Midas
- (2060) Chiron
- (2063) Bacchus
- (2102) Tantalus
- (2134) Dennispalm
- (2241) Alcathous
- (2594) Acamas
- (2629) Rudra
- (3163) Randi
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