11696 Capen
11696 Capen
| Name |
| Name |
Capen |
| Designation |
1998 FD74 |
| Discovery |
| Discoverer |
Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search |
| Discovery date |
March 22, 1998 |
| Discovery site |
Anderson Mesa Station |
| Orbital elements |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) |
| Eccentricity (e) |
0.1433422 |
| Semimajor axis (a) |
2.2058864 AU |
| Perihelion (q) |
1.8896898 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) |
2.5220830 AU |
| Orbital period (P) |
3.28 a |
| Inclination (i) |
3.49894° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
66.40693° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) |
121.46991° |
| Mean anomaly (M) |
33.96710° |
11696 Capen is a main belt asteroid. It has an eccentricity of 0.1433422 and an orbital period of 1196.6665258 days (3.28 years).[1]
This asteroid was discovered on March 22, 1998 by Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search.
The asteroid is named for Charles Franklin Capen, an employee at Lowell Observatory.[1]
References
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- 11695 Mattei
- 11696 Capen
- 11697 Estrella
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