|
Discovery
|
|
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Harvard College Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 7, 1976 |
|
Designations
|
|
| Named after | Eric Clapton |
| Alternate name(s) | 1976 EC; 1977 KR1; 1986 CV |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch November 26, 2005 (JD 2453700.5) | |
| Aphelion | 464.618 Gm (3.106 AU) |
| Perihelion | 407.133 Gm (2.722 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 435.876 Gm (2.914 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.066 |
| Orbital period | 1816.580 d (4.97 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.43 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 349.838° |
| Inclination | 1.803° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 180.235° |
| Argument of perihelion | 329.305° |
|
Physical characteristics
|
|
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.1? |
| Temperature | ~163 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
Minor Planet 4305 is named 4305 Clapton to honor Eric Clapton. It is an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.
|
|||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||