Discovery date 20 November 1965 Observation arc 84.35 yr (30810 days) Orbits Sun Discovery site Goethe Link Observatory MPC designation 2301 | Alternative names 1965 WJ Discovered 20 November 1965 Named after Albert Whitford Asteroid group Asteroid belt Discoverer Indiana Asteroid Program | |
Discovered by Indiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program) Aphelion 3.8508969 AU (576.08598 Gm) Perihelion 2.5039165 AU (374.58058 Gm) | ||
2301 Whitford (1965 WJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 20, 1965 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory. The asteroid is named in honor of Albert Whitford.
References
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