(4415) Echnaton Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Echnaton is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Echnaton is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4415
Provisional designation4237 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.38
Orbital period3.57 years
Semi-major axis2.34 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.0657
Inclination2.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

More named asteroids discovered by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.