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1345 Potomac

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Discovered by
  
J. H. Metcalf

MPC designation
  
1345

Observation arc
  
107.81 yr (39379 days)

Orbits
  
Sun

Named after
  
Potomac River

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
4 February 1908

Alternative names
  
1908 CG

Discovered
  
4 February 1908

Discoverer
  
Joel Hastings Metcalf

Discovery site
  
Taunton observatory

Aphelion
  
4.7184407 AU (705.86868 Gm)

Similar
  
694 Ekard, Sun, 747 Winchester

1345 Potomac (1908 CG) is a relatively large 72 km outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 4, 1908, by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton. It is a member of the Hilda family of asteroids that are in a 3:2 orbital resonance with Jupiter.

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1345 Potomac Wikipedia