17305 Caniff
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Caniff |
| Designation | 4652 P-L |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
| Discovery site | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.136 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 3.999 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 3.456 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 4.543 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 8.00 a |
| Inclination (i) | 6.688° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 349.193° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 118.821° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 224.936° |
17305 Caniff is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld.
It has an eccentricity of 0.136 and an orbital period of 2921.4 days (8.00 years). Caniff has an average orbital velocity of 14.891 km/s and an inclination of 6.686°.[1]
This asteroid is named after Milton Caniff a U.S. cartoonist. [1]
[edit] References
 |
This article about an asteroid native to the Main Belt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
