1345 Potomac

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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]
11.41 h[1]
Albedo 0.0439[1]
9.73[1]

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989JRASC..83..393S


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