Chephren

(2535 P-L )

NOW @ 28 LEO 43

Inclination: 2.18

Eccentricity: 0.171

Period: 5.537 years

AU 3.13

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

26.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Chephren was a pharaoh of the old Egyptian kingdom. He reigned about 2500 B.C. and built the second largest pyramid near Giza {see planet (5249)}. He is also known because of his monumental sphinx {see also planet (896)}. (M 18142) _ _.

Discovered on 26-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.
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