(306367) Nut Apollo
Discovered on 22 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Nut was a goddess of the heavens in the old Egyptian religion. With Geb, the god of Earth, she gave birth to the god Osiris.Naming citation (20120406/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nut is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nut is 4.41 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 306367 |
| Provisional designation | 5025 P-L |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.658 – 4.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.741 |
| Inclination | 3.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0520 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.