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5381 Sekhmet

Asteroid

Field	Value
minorplanet	yes
name	5381 Sekhmet
background	#FFC2E0
discovery_ref
discovered	14 May 1991
discoverer	C. S. Shoemaker
discovery_site	Palomar Obs.
mpc_name	(5381) Sekhmet
alt_names	1991 JY
pronounced
named_after	Sekhmet
(Egyptian mythology)
mp_category	AtenNEO
orbit_ref
epoch	27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
uncertainty	0
observation_arc	24.00 yr (8,765 days)
aphelion	1.2281 AU
perihelion	0.6667 AU
semimajor	0.9474 AU
eccentricity	0.2962
period	0.92 yr (337 days)
mean_anomaly	165.44°
inclination	48.968°
asc_node	58.546°
arg_peri	37.429°
moid	0.1123 AU
mean_diameter
rotation
spectral_type	S
abs_magnitude	16.6

(Egyptian mythology)

5381 Sekhmet is an Aten asteroid whose orbit is sometimes closer to the Sun than the Earth's. Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory discovered it on 14 May 1991. It is named after Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war.

Sekhmet is believed to be an S-type asteroid, and some believe its diameter is approximately 1.4 km.

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. This moon is not yet confirmed.

References

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References

{{dict.com. Sekhmet
(December 2003). "Radar Observations of Binary Asteroid 5381 Sekhmet". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society.

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