2436 Hatshepsut

2436 Hatshepsut

Discovery
Discovered by	Palomar–Leiden survey C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site	Palomar Obs., Leiden Obs
Discovery date	24 September 1960
Designations
MPC designation	2436 Hatshepsut
Named after	Hatshepsut
Alternative names	6066 P–L · 1963 DL 1978 YA1
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	53.81 yr (19,654 days)
Aphelion	3.4947 AU
Perihelion	2.8650 AU
Semi-major axis	3.1799 AU
Eccentricity	0.0990
Orbital period	5.67 yr (2071.2 days)
Mean anomaly	97.535°
Inclination	4.1033°
Longitude of ascending node	233.78°
Argument of perihelion	293.07°
Earth MOID	1.8754 AU
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	8.9834 h
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.2

2436 Hatshepsut, also designated 6066 P–L, is an asteroid from the asteroid belt, which was discovered by Cornelis van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar on September 24, 1960. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 8 months. Its orbit is only slightly eccentric and not much inclined to the ecliptic. The asteroid rotates around its axis every 9 hours.

The designation P–L stands for Palomar–Leiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated on the fruitful Palomar–Leiden survey in the 1960s. Gehrels used Palomar's Samuel Oschin telescope (also known as the 48-inch Schmidt Telescope), and shipped the photographic plates to Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld at Leiden Observatory. The trio are credited with several thousand asteroid discoveries.

It is named after the only female pharaoh to reign over ancient Egypt, Hatshepsut.

External links

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• 2436 Hatshepsut at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters