(2100) Ra-Shalom

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(2100) Ra - Shalom is an asteroid from Aten type. This refers to a group of asteroids whose orbits cross mostly run inside the Earth's orbit and this from the inside.

Ra - Shalom was discovered in 1978 by Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory. The name is derived from the Egyptian sun god Ra and the Hebrew word for peace; he reminds us of the Camp David agreement between Egypt and Israel.

Ra - Shalom runs on an eccentric orbit between 0.47 AU ( perihelion ) and 1.20 AU ( aphelion ) in 277 days around the sun. The orbital eccentricity is 0.44, the orbit is inclined 15.76 ° to the ecliptic.

Its size is estimated at 0.9 to 2.5 km. The albedo is 0.1. The asteroid rotates in about 20 hours on its axis.

Orbital inclination Longitude of the ascending node Argument of periapsis Orbital speed Intrinsic brightness Eleanor F. Helin Minor planet designation List of minor planets
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