(4847) Amenhotep Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Amenhotep is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amenhotep is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4847
Provisional designation6787 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.14 km (#14,844 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.232
Absolute magnitude (H)14.89
Orbital period3.19 years
Semi-major axis2.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.36 au
Eccentricity0.0881
Inclination0.858°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.966 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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