(2436) Hatshepsut Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Hatshepsut is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHatshepsutHatshepsut

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hatshepsut is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2436
Provisional designation6066 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.8 km (#2,378 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0660
Rotation period8.98 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.37
Orbital period5.67 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.88 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.0951
Inclination4.15°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.89 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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