(4416) Ramses

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Asteroid
(4416) Ramses
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1537  AU
eccentricity 0.1726
Perihelion - aphelion 1.782 AU - 2.5253 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.175 °
Sidereal period 3.161 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.30 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 15.3 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ van Houten ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 4530 PL, 1979 TP 1 , 1981 EX 47
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.

(4416) Ramses is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .

The name of the asteroid is derived from a number of Egyptian pharaohs named Ramses .

See also