Discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte Alternative names 1926 RK Discovered 13 September 1926 Discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 13 September 1926 Observation arc 31756 days (86.94 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Nefertiti | |
Aphelion 3.18695 AU (476.761 Gm) Perihelion 2.6298787 AU (393.42425 Gm) Discovery site Royal Observatory of Belgium Similar 1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 218 Bianca, 127 Johanna | ||
1068 Nofretete is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 RK. It is now named after Nefertiti, wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV.
It has a diameter of 42 km (26 mi).
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