661 Cloelia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | February 22, 1908 |
| Designations | |
| 1908 CL | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.128 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.905 AU |
| 3.017 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.037 |
| 5.239 a | |
| 227.866° | |
| Inclination | 9.258° |
| 336.030° | |
| 169.585° | |
661 Cloelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on February 22, 1908.
This 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.[2]
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