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1813 Imhotep

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Imhotep
Discovery
Discovered byCornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Observatory
Discovery dateOctober 17, 1960
Designations
1813
Named after
Imhotep
7589 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion2.8992891
Perihelion2.4693203
Eccentricity0.0800894
1606.3720137
97.40659
Inclination8.08575
35.25729
167.52808
Physical characteristics
0.0662
11.60

1813 Imhotep (7589 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.

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