59793 Clapiès
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Name | |
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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]