Name | |
---|---|
Name | Caniff |
Designation | 4652 P-L |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
Discovery site | |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.136 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 3.999 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 3.456 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 4.543 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 8.00 a |
Inclination (i) | 6.688° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 349.193° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 118.821° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 224.936° |
17305 Caniff is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld.
It has an eccentricity of 0.136 and an orbital period of 2921.4 days (8.00 years). Caniff has an average orbital velocity of 14.891 km/s and an inclination of 6.686°.[1]
This asteroid is named after Milton Caniff a U.S. cartoonist.[1]
|
|