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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Charles de Saint-Aignan |
| Discovery date | May 15, 1994 |
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Designations
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| Alternate name(s) | 1994 JG9 |
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Main belt |
| Epoch September 22, 2006 (JD 2454000.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.334 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.771 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.552 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.305 |
| Orbital period | 1489.922 d (4.08 a) |
| Average orbital speed | unknown |
| Mean anomaly | 309.760° |
| Inclination | 8.978° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 123.551° |
| Argument of perihelion | 202.003° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | unknown |
| Mass | unknown |
| Mean density | unknown |
| Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Albedo | unknown |
| Temperature | unknown |
| Spectral type | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
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The asteroid 12374 Rakhat is a Main belt asteroid discovered by Charles de Saint-Aignan at Lowell Observatory, examining films taken at Palomar.
Rakhat is a planet with the first known extraterrestrial life in the novel The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell. First contact is established when a group of specialists organized by Jesuits is sent to the planet. †.
This orbital diagram is courtesy of the JPL Small-Body Database Browser
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