(1813) Imhotep
| Asteroid (1813) Imhotep | |
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid | 
| Major semi-axis | 2.6833 AU | 
| eccentricity | 0.0789 | 
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4715 AU - 2.8951 AU | 
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.093 ° | 
| Sidereal period | 4,396 a | 
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.183 km / s | 
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 24.72 km | 
| Albedo | 0.066 | 
| Rotation period | 17.978 h | 
| Absolute brightness | 11.81 mag | 
| Spectral class | ? | 
| history | |
| Explorer | CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels | 
| Date of discovery | October 17, 1960 | 
| Another name | 7589 PL, 1967 DC, 1969 TT 5 | 
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1813) Imhotep is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 17, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the historical Egyptian architect Imhotep .
