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This is a list of Aten asteroids, a group of near-Earth objects. As of January 2017, there are 1125 known Atens, most of which remain provisionally designated without a number, as they have not been observed at two or more oppositions. The list is divided into named members, brightest, notable and other record holding Aten asteroids. For a list of existing articles, see Aten asteroids (category).

Named Atens

As of February 2024, a total of fourteen Aten asteroids have received a name. They are listed in chronological order of discovery.

The February 15, 2013 Earth encounter shortened 367943 Duende orbital period to about 317 days, changing its orbital class from Apollo to Aten.

Brightest Atens

The following lists Aten asteroids thought to be larger than 2 kilometers across. Assuming an albedo of 0.15, this converts to an absolute magnitude of about 16.2

Selection of designated Atens

Record-holding Atens

The following is a list of current records for Aten asteroids

References

1. "Near-Earth Asteroid Discovery Statistics". 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
2. "List Of Aten Minor Planets (by designation)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
3. Paul Chodas and Don Yeomans (1 February 2013). "Asteroid 2012 DA₁₄ To Pass Very Close to the Earth on February 15, 2013". NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
4. A kilometer-scale asteroid inside Venus’s orbit, 2020, arXiv:2009.04125

External links

• List of Aten Minor Planets

• Asteroid records
• Aten asteroids
• Lists of asteroids