3199 Nefertiti
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 13, 1982 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3199 |
Named after | Nefertiti |
| 1982 RA | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.021196194723918 |
| Perihelion | 1.127651090815613 |
| Eccentricity | .2837689550750008 |
| 721.5739251676226 | |
| 325.6857225570005 | |
| Inclination | 32.96910057227523 |
| 340.0453030414031 | |
| 53.36599166787657 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 2.2 km |
Sidereal rotation period | 3.021 h |
| 0.42 | |
| S or Sq | |
| 14.84 | |
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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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