(5010) Amenemhet Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Amenemhet is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amenemhet is 2.41 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5010
Provisional designation4594 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period3.39 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.48 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination14.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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