660 Crescentia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | January 8, 1908 |
| Designations | |
| 1908 CC | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 2.805 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.263 AU |
| 2.534 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| 4.034 a | |
| 288.989° | |
| Inclination | 15.219° |
| 157.182° | |
| 104.988° | |
660 Crescentia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on January 8, 1908.
This is a member of the dynamic Maria family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[2]
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