Near-Earth objects
type: Concept
narrower: Aten group

Aten group
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
modified: 2020-10-26T18:58:53.928Z
modified: 2020-10-26T18:58:42.748Z
alternative label: Aten asteroids
alternative label: Atens
broader: Near-Earth objects
definition: A member of a class of near-Earth asteroids with perihelion distances between 0.983 and 1.0 astronomical units. It is estimated that 6% of the total number of NEAs are Atens.