5381 Sekhmet
5381 Sekhmet is an Aten asteroid whose orbit is sometimes closer to the Sun than the Earth's. It was discovered on 14 May 1991 by Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war.
Sekhmet is believed to be an S-type asteroid, and believed by some to measure approximately 1 km in diameter,[1] although it is thought by others to be closer to a little over 2 km in diameter.
In December 2003, a team of astronomers at Arecibo Observatory announced that the asteroid may have a moon that measures 300 m in diameter and orbits approximately 1.5 km from Sekhmet.[1] This moon is not yet confirmed.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neish, C. D. et al. (December 2003), "Radar Observations of Binary Asteroid 5381 Sekhmet", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 35: 1421, Bibcode:2003AAS...20313402N
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- 5380 Sprigg
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- 5382 McKay
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