Key facts
- Discovered by
- C. Kowal
- Discovery site
- Palomar Obs.
- Discovery date
- 22 October 1976
- Pronunciation
- / ˈ h æ θ ɔːr , - ər /
- Named after
- Hathor ( Egyptian deity )
- Alternative designations
- 1976 UA
- Minor planet category
- Aten · NEO · PHA
- Observation arc
- 38.00 yr (13,878 days)
- Aphelion
- 1.2235 AU
- Perihelion
- 0.4642 AU
- Semi major axis
- 0.8438 AU
- Orbital period sidereal
- 0.78 yr (283 days)
- Mean anomaly
- 42.104 °
- Mean motion
- 1° 16 17.4 / day
- Inclination
- 5.8546°
- Longitude of ascending node
- 211.54°
- Argument of perihelion
- 39.926°
- Earth moid
- 0.0069 AU · 2.7 LD
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Encyclopedic overview
2340 Hathor (/ˈhæθɔːr, -ər/), provisional designation 1976 UA, is an eccentric stony asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid. It belongs to the Aten group of asteroids and measures approximately 210 meters in diameter. Discovered by Charles Kowal in 1976, it was later named after the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor.
Discovery
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