(3199) Nefertiti Amor
Discovered on 13 September 1982 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Named for the beautiful consort of the revolutionary pharaoh Akhenaten of the seventeenth dynasty in Egypt. She is generally believed to have had a major influence on radical changes that occurred in the court and religion of Egypt during the reign of Akhenaten.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Nefertiti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nefertiti is 1.64 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3199 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 RA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 2.20 km (#16,779 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.420 |
| Rotation period | 3.02 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.99 |
| Orbital period | 1.98 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.13 – 2.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 33.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.215 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.