12696 Camus

12696 Camus
Name
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. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

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