nr ↓ | name ↓ | Name Source ↓ |
2062 | Aten | Named for the Egyptian sun god. This object is distinguished among the Apollo asteroids as the first |
2100 | Ra-Shalom | Named by the discoverer for the Egyptian sun-god Ra, who symbolizes enlightenment and life, and for |
2340 | Hathor | Like the other objects of Aten type, (2340) is named for an Egyptian deity. Known as a sky-goddess a |
3362 | Khufu | Named for the Egyptian god-king Khufu, better known by his Greek name of Cheops, a pharaoh of the 29 |
3554 | Amun | Named for the invisible or hidden god of Hermopolis, who later became the local god of Thebes and th |
3753 | Cruithne | Named for the most common term used by the Irish for the Picts---one of the ancient peoples of Scotl |
5381 | Sekhmet | The daughter of the Egyptian god Ra and wife of Ptah {see planets (2100) and (5011)), respectively |
66391 | Moshup | Moshup was a giant who lived in the coastal areas of New England, according to Native American legen |