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Asteroid 5011 Ptah


Named after Ptah, the Egyptian creator god.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation6743 P-L
ClassificationApollo, NEO, PHA

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2450918,5
Semi major axis1,6353 AU
Period [Julian yrs]2,091 Julian years
Inclination7,407 °
Eccentricity0,4996
Lon. of ascending node10,980 °
Argument of perihelion105,516 °
Passage of perihelion1998-Sep-06.456686
Aphelion distance2,4523 AU
Mean anomaly291,917 °

Physical Data
Absolute magnitude (H)17,1
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
Discoverervan Houten and Gehrels
Discovered1960-09-24

Data File
Data File Name5011_Ptah.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00