(3362) Khufu Aten
Discovered on 30 August 1984 by Dunbar, R. S., Barucci, M. A. at Palomar.
Named for the Egyptian god-king Khufu, better known by his Greek name of Cheops, a pharaoh of the 29th century B.C. and builder of the largest of the great pyramids at Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Khufu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khufu is 0.542 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3362 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 QA |
| Orbit class | Aten · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Diameter | 0.700 km (#17,423 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.52 |
| Orbital period | 0.984 years |
| Semi-major axis | 0.989 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.526 – 1.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.468 |
| Inclination | 9.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0132 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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