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1976 AA. Discovered 1976 Jan. 7 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Named for the Egyptian sun god. This object is distinguished among the Apollo asteroids as the first discovered to have a semimajor axis less than 1 AU and a period less than one year. (M 4420)
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(2003). (2062) Aten. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2063
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