12696 Camus

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12696 Camus
Name
Name Camus
Designation 1989 SF1
Discovery
Discoverer Eric Walter Elst
Discovery date September 26, 1989
Discovery site European Southern Observatory
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.1413891
Semimajor axis (a) 2.6232355 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.2523386 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.9941324 AU
Orbital period (P) 4.25 a
Inclination (i) 7.99769°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 160.44778°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 128.78811°
Mean anomaly (M) 160.70353°

12696 Camus is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of of 2.2521843 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1413891 and an orbital period of 1551.8664146 days (4.25 years).[1]

Caldeira has an average orbital speed of 18.39115337 km/s and a inclination of 7.99812°.

The asteroid was discovered in September 26, 1989 by Eric Walter Elst.

This asteroid is named after Albert Camus, a French novelist and essayist. [1]

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