Discovered by E. Bowell MPC designation 2542 Calpurnia Observation arc 61.43 yr (22439 days) Inclination 4.621° Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | Discovery date 11 February 1980 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 11 February 1980 Orbits Sun Named after Calpurnia Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1980 CF · 1972 XN2
1976 OE | ||
2542 Calpurnia, provisionally designated 1980 CF, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1980 by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station, Flagstaff, United States. It measures about 28 kilometers in diameter.
It was named after Calpurnia, the last wife of Julius Caesar.
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