(2435) Horemheb

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Asteroid
(2435) Horemheb
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2034  AU
eccentricity 0.2047
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7524 AU - 2.6544 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.963 °
Sidereal period 3,271 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.07 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 14.7 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 4578 PL, 1973 QK
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.

(2435) Horemheb is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 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 Egyptian pharaoh Haremhab .

See also