Discovery date 16 October 1979 Observation arc 23709 days (64.91 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Claudio Maccone | Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 16 October 1979 Discoverer Nikolai Chernykh Moon S/2003 (11264) 1 | |
Discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh Alternative names 1979 UC4; 1989 EC10;
1991 PD14 Aphelion 3.17998 AU (475.718 Gm) Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory Similar Solar System, Asteroid belt, 283 Emma, 45 Eugenia, 2577 Litva | ||
11264 Claudiomaccone is a main-belt binary asteroid. It was discovered in 1979 by Nikolai Chernykh and is named after the Italian astronomer Claudio Maccone.
Claudiomaccone comes closer to Mars than to the other planets, sometimes drawing within 70 Gm (0.47 AU) of the Red Planet. In 2096 it makes a very rare approach to 65 Gm.
Moon
A natural satellite was discovered from analysis of light curve observations dating back to 2003, and reported in 2005. Beyond the period of 15.11 h and a lower bound of 1.2 km on its diameter, nothing is known. The provisional designation is S/2003 (11264) 1.
References
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