Discovered by J. H. Metcalf MPC designation 1345 Observation arc 107.81 yr (39379 days) Orbits Sun 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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