Asteroids

3362 Khufu help

Last update: 2026-07-30 09:40 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.526

Aphelion (Q)

1.453

Eccentricity (e)

0.468

Inclination (i)

9.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

359.5

Earth MOID

0.01316

U parameter

1.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-08-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11174

16715701

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.3

mag

Diameter

700

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1984-08-30

Observatory

Palomar Mountain

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.989495

1-sigma variation

1.150E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.468492

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.9162

1-sigma variation

1.155E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

152.3982

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

55.0860

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

240.65315

1-sigma variation

0.00022

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.525925

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.453065

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.379862

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.044135

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013159

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

359.5164

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.32296E-16	-6.12279E-15	-1.03123E-13	-2.79278E-13	-6.87416E-14	-2.48438E-12
e	-6.12279E-15	3.10193E-13	4.95519E-12	1.27550E-11	3.24271E-12	1.18694E-10
i	-1.03123E-13	4.95519E-12	1.33469E-10	3.59541E-10	-5.57263E-11	1.91071E-9
Ω	-2.79278E-13	1.27550E-11	3.59541E-10	7.37384E-9	-6.34350E-9	4.99354E-9
ω	-6.87416E-14	3.24271E-12	-5.57263E-11	-6.34350E-9	6.39471E-9	1.28094E-9
M	-2.48438E-12	1.18694E-10	1.91071E-9	4.99354E-9	1.28094E-9	4.76603E-8

Date of computation: 2026-07-30 09:40 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[6]

Amplitude

Value

>=0.14

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.39

18.308

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

[4]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

0.23

Unit

Source

[4]

[3]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.16

Unit

Source

[5]

Diameter

Value

700

Unit

Source

[5]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Visual S

Unit

Source

[2]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Lazzarin, M. et al. (2004) Icarus 169, 373-384. (Visible and near-infrared spectroscopic investigation of near-Earth objects at ESO: first results)
[2]	EARN	1.) Lazzarin, M. et al. (2004) Icarus 169, 373-384. (Visible and near-infrared spectroscopic investigation of near-Earth objects at ESO: first results) 2.) Lazzarin, M., Marchi,S. & Magrin, S. (2010) href="http://www.astro.unipd.it/planets/sineo/data.html"> SINEO Database (Spectroscopic Investiation of Near-Earth Objects)
[3]	EARN	1.) Pravec, P. et al. (2012) Icarus 221, 365-387 (Absolute magnitudes of asteroids and a revision of asteroid albedo estimates from WISE thermal observations) 2.) Wisniewski, W.Z. et al. (1997) Icarus 126, 395-449. (Photometric Observations of 125 Asteroids)
[4]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[5]	EARN	1.) Veeder, G.J. et al. (1989) Astron. J. 97, 1211-1219. (Radiometry of near-earth asteroids)
[6]	EARN	1.) Wisniewski, W.Z. et al. (1997) Icarus 126, 395-449. (Photometric Observations of 125 Asteroids)

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

7394

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

7921

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.655269

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1984-08-30.46458

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2004-11-27.55182

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

271 (7)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

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Close Approaches for 3362 Khufu from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1981-08-26 01:28	< 1 min	0.1422348	0.1422325	0.0000008
EARTH	1982-08-23 04:53	< 1 min	0.0558450	0.0558425	0.0000008
EARTH	1983-08-21 00:45	< 1 min	0.0333354	0.0333330	0.0000008
EARTH	1984-08-19 06:37	< 1 min	0.1198178	0.1198156	0.0000007
EARTH	2001-12-29 11:00	< 1 min	0.1596474	0.1596465	0.0000003
EARTH	2002-12-25 02:13	< 1 min	0.1498173	0.1498166	0.0000002
EARTH	2003-12-20 21:12	< 1 min	0.1946412	0.1946404	0.0000003
EARTH	2044-08-24 23:21	< 1 min	0.1117376	0.1117184	0.0000064
EARTH	2045-08-22 01:37	< 1 min	0.0211644	0.0211492	0.0000050
EARTH	2046-08-20 07:38	< 1 min	0.0707369	0.0707216	0.0000051
EARTH	2047-08-20 22:26	< 1 min	0.1571616	0.1571500	0.0000039
EARTH	2064-12-28 21:03	1.3	0.1536767	0.1536569	0.0000066
EARTH	2065-12-24 15:28	1.4	0.1528153	0.1527967	0.0000062
EARTH	2107-08-28 01:34	2.6	0.1381554	0.1380116	0.0000479
EARTH	2108-08-23 23:19	2.3	0.0449212	0.0447836	0.0000459
EARTH	2109-08-21 18:33	1.3	0.0483033	0.0481806	0.0000409
EARTH	2110-08-21 13:00	< 1 min	0.1403956	0.1402969	0.0000329

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
93.27213048	224.59399347	0.01315903	MINIMUM
275.14585543	350.34394984	0.14613613	MINIMUM
184.25342103	285.88688086	0.48872961	SADDLE
6.04918292	111.07213954	0.49124567	SADDLE
4.16290117	287.90130268	1.51782842	SADDLE
180.59344498	103.68224392	2.45093311	MAXIMUM

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