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Asteroids Named From Egyptian Mythology: 99942 Apophis, 161 Athor, 3554 Amun, 42 Isis, 2062 Aten, 1912 Anubis, 2340 Hathor, 896 Sphinx
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-08.
ISBN 9781155910949
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 99942 Apophis, 161 Athor, 3554 Amun, 42 Isis, 2062 Aten, 1912 Anubis, 2340 Hathor, 896 Sphinx, 287 Nephthys, 1923 Osiris, 1924 Horus, 5011 Ptah, 1122 Neith, 4257 Ubasti, 5381 Sekhmet. Excerpt: Discovery 1122 Neith is a main belt asteroid , approximately 12 km in diameter, orbiting the Sun . It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on September 17, 1928 at Uccle . Its provisional designation was 1928 SB. It was named for the Egyptian goddess of Libyan origin, Neith , goddess of the hunt and of war , believed to be the mother of the Sun. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Discovery 161 Athor is an M-type Main belt asteroid that was discovered by James Craig Watson on April 19, 1876 at the Detroit Observatory and named after Hathor , an Egyptian fertility goddess. An occultation by Athor was observed, on October 15, 2002 resulting in an estimated diameter of 47.0 kilometres (29.2 mi). References (URLs online) item 1. "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved December 20, 2008. item 2. "161 Athor". JPL Small-Body Database . Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved December 27, 2008. item 3. "(161) Athor". AstDyS . Italy: University of Pisa . Retriev
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Asteroids Named From Egyptian Mythology: 99942 Apophis, 161 Athor, 3554 Amun, 42 Isis, 2062 Aten, 1912 Anubis, 2340 Hathor, 896 Sphinx
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