3199 Nefertiti

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Nefertiti
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date September 13, 1982
Designations
MPC designation 3199
Alternative names[1] 1982 RA
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.021196194723918
Peri 1.127651090815613
Eccentricity .2837689550750008
Orbital period 721.5739251676226
Mean anomaly 325.6857225570005
Inclination 32.96910057227523
Longitude of ascending node 340.0453030414031
Argument of peri 53.36599166787657
Geometric albedo 0.42
Absolute magnitude 14.84

3199 Nefertiti (1982 RA) is a near-Earth Amor asteroid discovered on September 13, 1982 by husband and wife team Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named after the Egyptian queen Nefertiti, mother-in-law of Tutankhamun.

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