8123 Canaletto
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| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Canaletto |
| Designation | 3138 T-1 |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverers | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery date | March 26, 1971 |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.1307345 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.2873281 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 1.9882954 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.5863608 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 3.46 a |
| Inclination (i) | 3.754° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 177.47378° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 285.51229° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 274.77566° |
8123 Canaletto is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 1.99 AU It has an eccentricity of 0.131 and an orbital period of 1263.5 days (3.46 years).[1]
Caldeira has an average orbital speed of 19.692 km/s and an inclination of of 3.754°.
The asteroid was discovered in March 26, 1971 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld.
This asteroid is named after, the artist Giovanni Antonio Canal who is commonly called Canaletto.[1]

