2436 Hatshepsut
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
Palomar–Leiden survey C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs., Leiden Obs |
| Discovery date | 24 September 1960 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2436 Hatshepsut |
Named after | Hatshepsut[2] |
|
6066 P–L · 1963 DL 1978 YA1 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 53.81 yr (19654 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4952 AU (522.87 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8655 AU (428.67 Gm) |
| 3.1804 AU (475.78 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.098992 |
| 5.67 yr (2071.6 d) | |
| 132.20° | |
| 0° 10m 25.608s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.1030° |
| 233.78° | |
| 293.17° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.87552 AU (280.574 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.51543 AU (226.705 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.188 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 8.9834 h (0.37431 d) | |
| 12.2 | |
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2436 Hatshepsut, also designated 6066 P–L, is an asteroid from the asteroid belt, which was discovered by Cornelis van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar on September 24, 1960. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 8 months. Its orbit is only slightly eccentric and not much inclined to the ecliptic. The asteroid rotates around its axis every 9 hours.[1]
The designation P–L stands for Palomar–Leiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated on the fruitful Palomar–Leiden survey in the 1960s. Gehrels used Palomar's Samuel Oschin telescope (also known as the 48-inch Schmidt Telescope), and shipped the photographic plates to Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld at Leiden Observatory. The trio are credited with several thousand asteroid discoveries.
It is named after the only female pharaoh to reign over ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2436 Hatshepsut (6066 P-L)" (2014-07-17 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2436) Hatshepsut. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 199. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2436 Hatshepsut at the JPL Small-Body Database
