1924 Horus

1924 Horus, also designated 4023 P–L, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld at Leiden, on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar. On the same date, the trio of astronomers also discovered 1912 Anubis, 1923 Osiris and 5011 Ptah. Horus measures about 12 kilometers in diameter. It is named after Horus, the falcon-headed king of the sky and the stars, and son of the Egyptian god Osiris.

1924 Horus

1924 Horus, also designated 4023 P–L, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld at Leiden, on photographic plates taken by Tom Gehrels at Palomar. On the same date, the trio of astronomers also discovered 1912 Anubis, 1923 Osiris and 5011 Ptah. Horus measures about 12 kilometers in diameter. It is named after Horus, the falcon-headed king of the sky and the stars, and son of the Egyptian god Osiris.