1345 Potomac
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. H. Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton |
| Discovery date | February 4, 1908 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1345 |
Named after | Potomac River |
| 1908 CG | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 4.7008479 |
| Perihelion | 3.2581707 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1812632 |
| 2899.6309656 | |
| 256.58042 | |
| Inclination | 11.40316 |
| 137.51126 | |
| 332.68588 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 72 km[1] |
Sidereal rotation period | 11.41 h[1] |
| Albedo | 0.0439[1] |
| 9.73[1] | |
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1345 Potomac (1908 CG) is a relatively large 72 km outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1908, by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.[1] It is a member of the Hilda family of asteroids that are in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1345 Potomac". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ↑ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989JRASC..83..393S
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