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1068 Nofretete

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1068 Nofretete
Discovery
Discovered byEugène Joseph Delporte
Discovery date13 September 1926
Designations
Named after
Nefertiti
1926 RK
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc31756 days (86.94 yr)
Aphelion3.18695 AU (476.761 Gm)
Perihelion2.6298787 AU (393.42425 Gm)
2.90842 AU (435.093 Gm)
Eccentricity0.0957694
4.96 yr (1811.7 d)
131.16761°
0.19870980°/day
Inclination5.4837716°
318.7129997°
267.2992689°
Earth MOID1.62715 AU (243.418 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.84434 AU (275.909 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions26 km
6.15 h (0.256 d)
0.15
10.7

1068 Nofretete is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 RK. It is now named after Nefertiti, wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV.[2]

It has a diameter of 42 km (26 mi).

See also

References

  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1068 Nofretete (1926 RK)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volym 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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