12696 Camus
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Name | Camus |
Designation | 1989 SF1 |
Discovery | |
Discoverer | Eric Walter Elst |
Discovery date | September 26, 1989 |
Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
Orbital elements | |
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.141 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 2.623 AU |
Perihelion (q) | 2.252 AU |
Aphelion (Q) | 2.994 AU |
Orbital period (P) | 4.25 a |
Inclination (i) | 7.998° |
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 160.448° |
Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 128.788° |
Mean anomaly (M) | 160.704° |
12696 Camus is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.252 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.141 and an orbital period of 1551.866 days (4.25 years).[1]
Caldeira has an average orbital speed of 18.297 km/s and an inclination of 8.0°.
The asteroid was discovered on September 26, 1989, by Eric Walter Elst.
This asteroid is named after Albert Camus, a French novelist and essayist.[1]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
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