Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Discovery date | 22 February 1908 |
Designations | |
(661) Cloelia | |
Pronunciation | /ˈkliːliə/ [1] |
1908 CL | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 97.95 yr (35777 d) |
Aphelion | 3.1190 AU (466.60 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.9143 AU (435.97 Gm) |
3.0166 AU (451.28 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.033930 |
5.24 yr (1913.7 d) | |
248.593 ° | |
0° 11m 17.232s / day | |
Inclination | 9.2315° |
335.823° | |
181.133° | |
Physical characteristics | |
24.025±0.75 km | |
5.536 h (0.2307 d) | |
0.1076±0.007 | |
9.6 | |
661 Cloelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 22, 1908.
Cloelia is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body. [3]
The planet is named after the Ancient Roman woman Cloelia. [4] The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1908 CL.
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Discovery date | 22 February 1908 |
Designations | |
(661) Cloelia | |
Pronunciation | /ˈkliːliə/ [1] |
1908 CL | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 ( JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 97.95 yr (35777 d) |
Aphelion | 3.1190 AU (466.60 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.9143 AU (435.97 Gm) |
3.0166 AU (451.28 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.033930 |
5.24 yr (1913.7 d) | |
248.593 ° | |
0° 11m 17.232s / day | |
Inclination | 9.2315° |
335.823° | |
181.133° | |
Physical characteristics | |
24.025±0.75 km | |
5.536 h (0.2307 d) | |
0.1076±0.007 | |
9.6 | |
661 Cloelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 22, 1908.
Cloelia is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body. [3]
The planet is named after the Ancient Roman woman Cloelia. [4] The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1908 CL.