1919 Clemence

Clemence
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Gibson, J. and Carlos Ulrrico Cesco
Discovery site El Leoncito
Discovery date September 16, 1971
Designations
MPC designation 1919
Named after
 Gerald Maurice Clemence
1971 SA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.1196861
Perihelion 1.7520519
Eccentricity 0.0949533
983.8125935
122.53628
Inclination 19.33440
357.06138
99.73924
Physical characteristics
13.45

    1919 Clemence (1971 SA) is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1971 by Gibson, J. and Carlos Ulrrico Cesco at El Leoncito. It is named for American astronomer Gerald Maurice Clemence. Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 68.5 ± 0.1 hours and a brightness variation of 0.60 ± 0.03 in magnitude. Czech astronomer Petr Pravec from the Ondřejov Observatory believes this may be a tumbling asteroid.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (2005), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - winter 2004-2005", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 32 (3): 54–58, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...54W.

    External links

    1919 Clemence at the JPL Small-Body Database