(4305) Clapton
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Asteroid (4305) Clapton |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.914 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.070 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.708 AU - 3.118 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.80 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 180.06 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.97 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Date of discovery | March 7, 1976 |
| Another name | 1976 EC, 1977 KR 1 , 1986 CV |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(4305) Clapton is a major belt asteroid discovered on March 7, 1976 at Harvard College Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the rock guitarist Eric Clapton .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4305) Clapton in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).