452 Hamiltonia

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452 Hamiltonia
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.8464496 AU
Perihelion distance 2.8188874 AU
Aphelion distance 2.87401177 AU
Orbital period 4.8025 years (1754.0771 days)
Inclination 3.22715°
Eccentricity 0.009683
Discoverer James Edward Keeler, 1899

452 Hamiltonia is an asteroid. It was discovered by James Edward Keeler on December 6 1899, but was then lost until 1987. Its provisional name was 1899 FD. The asteroid is named for Mount Hamilton, the site of Lick Observatory where Keeler was working when he discovered the asteroid.

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