(4846) Tuthmosis

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Asteroid
(4846) Tuthmosis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.2165  AU
eccentricity 0.1349
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7826 AU - 3.6504 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.279 °
Sidereal period 5,769 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.61 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter ? km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ van Houten ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 6575 PL, 1972 TD 7 , 1986 EX
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(4846) Tuthmosis 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 asteroid is named after a series of Egyptian pharaohs named Thutmose .

See also