12374 Rakhat
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Charles de Saint-Aignan |
| Discovery date | May 15, 1994 |
| Alternate designations B |
1994 JG9 |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.305 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 2.552 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 1.771 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.334 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 1489.922 d (4.08 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | unknown |
| Inclination (i) | 8.978° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
123.551° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
202.003° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 309.760° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | unknown |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude | 14.0 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
Contents |
[edit] General
The asteroid 12374 Rakhat is a Main belt asteroid discovered by Charles de Saint-Aignan at Lowell Observatory, examining films taken at Palomar.
[edit] Citation from the MPCs
Rakhat is a planet with the first known extraterrestrial life in the novel The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell. First contact is established when a group of specialists organized by Jesuits is sent to the planet. †.
[edit] Orbital Diagram
This orbital diagram is courtesy of the JPL Small-Body Database Browser 
