(4848) Tutenchamun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Tutenchamun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tutenchamun is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.34 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4848 |
| Provisional designation | 3233 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.5 km (#1,915 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Rotation period | 27.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.11 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 6.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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