(4848) Tutankhamun
Asteroid (4848) Tutankhamun |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Hygiea family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1428 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1261 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7465 AU - 3.539 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.373 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,572 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.80 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 16 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.75 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ van Houten , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 30, 1973 |
Another name | 3233 T-2, 1929 XU, 1978 PP 1 |
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. |
(4848) Tutenchamun is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 30, 1973 by the research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .
The asteroid is named after the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun .