(4907) Zoser

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Asteroid
(4907) Zoser
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1774  AU
eccentricity 0.0954
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8741 AU - 3.4806 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.992 °
Sidereal period 5,664 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.71 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21.98 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.053
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 12,051 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ van Houten ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery 1960
Another name 7618 PL, 1972 XR 1 , 1977 RE 3
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(4907) Zoser is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 17, 1960 by the research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .

The asteroid was named after the Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty Djoser (in older spelling also Zoser ).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. (4907) Zoser at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)