Like the other objects of Aten type, (2340) is named for an Egyptian deity. Known as a sky-goddess and the daughter of Ra, Hathor was also identified with Aphrodite {see planet (1388)}. (M 6060)
Name proposed by E. Helin, who made an independent discovery of the object and who also made crucial recovery observations in 1981.
Hathor is the same goddess as Athor {see planet (161)}.
Avastatud: 22-10-1976 Avastamiskoht: Palomar Avastajad: Kowal, C. T. | ||
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