2100 Ra-Shalom
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The asteroid 2100 Ra-Shalom was discovered in 1978 by Eleanor F. Helin. It was the second asteroid in the Aten class, after the discovery of 2062 Aten in 1976, also by Helin. The Atens have a semi-major axis of less than 1 AU; of the Atens, Ra-Shalom is one of the asteroids with the smallest semi-major axes: just 0.832 AU.
The name of the asteroid, which refers to the Egyptian god Ra and the Hebrew word Shalom, refers to the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel.
[edit] Orbital data
- Major Semiaxis: 0.8320279 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.43663208
- Inclination of orbit: 15.75121 degree (equinox 2000.0)
- Perihelion length: 355.96243 degree (equinox 2000.0)
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 170.92534 degree (equinox 2000.0)
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