(5381) Sekhmet Aten
Discovered on 14 May 1991 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Sekhmet is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sekhmet is 1.08 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5381 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 JY |
| Orbit class | Aten · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 0.935 km (#17,414 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.507 |
| Rotation period | 2.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.75 |
| Orbital period | 0.922 years |
| Semi-major axis | 0.947 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.667 – 1.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.296 |
| Inclination | 49.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.113 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 May 1991
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