(4412) Chephren Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Chephren is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chephren is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4412 |
| Provisional designation | 2535 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,196 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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