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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 30, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4848 |
| Named after | Tutankhamun |
| Alternate name(s) | 3233 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5415370 |
| Peri | 2.7474420 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1262677 |
| Orbital period | 2036.6839594 |
| Mean anomaly | 1.15575 |
| Inclination | 6.37285 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 132.69778 |
| Argument of peri | 311.40011 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.6 |
4848 Tutenchamun (3233 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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