(5010) Amenemhet

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Asteroid
(5010) Amenemhet
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7143  AU
eccentricity 0.2037
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1613 AU - 3.2674 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.6603 °
Length of the ascending node 173.3643 °
Argument of the periapsis 43.3656 °
Sidereal period 4.47 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.06 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 3.390 h
Absolute brightness 12.4 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer Cornelis Johannes van Houten ,
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld ,
Tom Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 4594 PL , 1981 EU 32 , 1990 FA 1
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(5010) Amenemhet is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery was made as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory ( IAU code 675) .

It was named on September 1, 1993 after the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty ( Middle Kingdom ) Amenemhet III. , from about 1842 to 1795 BC. Ruled. He regulated the water supply in the " Moeris Lake " and thereby created new areas for agriculture. The black pyramid he had built in Dahshur soon proved to be in disrepair, so he had a second pyramid built in Hawara as a tomb for himself.

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