59793 Clapiès

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59793 Clapiès
Name
Name Clapiès
Designation 1999 OD
Discovery
Discovery date July 16, 1999
Discovery site Pises Observatory
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.0303230
Semimajor axis (a) 3.0667979 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.9738034 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.1597924 AU
Orbital period (P) 5.37 a
Inclination (i) 10.98674°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 131.97966°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 191.14091°
Mean anomaly (M) 217.58006°

59793 Clapiès is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1961.6710189 days (5.37 years).[1] It has an average orbital speed of 17.00355572 km/s.

The asteroid was discovered in July 16, 1999 at the Pises Observatory.

This asteroid is named after Jean de Clapiès, a French mathematician and cartographer.[1]

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