(1813) Imhotep
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Asteroid (1813) Imhotep |
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| 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 .