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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 26, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4412 |
| Named after | Khafra |
| Alternate name(s) | 2535 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6663925 |
| Peri | 2.5909627 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1718665 |
| Orbital period | 2021.3413217 |
| Mean anomaly | 211.64591 |
| Inclination | 2.17723 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 136.95656 |
| Argument of peri | 214.32654 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
4412 Chephren (2535 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Pharaoh Khafra who is also called Chephren.
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