Discovered by Schelte J. Bus Alternative names 1981 EO27 Observation arc 15630 days (42.79 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 2 March 1981 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 2 March 1981 Discoverer Schelte J. Bus | |
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Aphelion 2.5769535 AU (385.50676 Gm) Similar GRB 080319B, Solar System, Sun, Asteroid belt | ||
4923 Clarke is an asteroid. It was discovered on March 2, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus who also discovered 5020 Asimov on the same day. It orbits within the main asteroid belt.†
The asteroid is named after the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the postscript to his novel 3001: The Final Odyssey, Clarke jokingly expresses disappointment that he did not receive asteroid 2001 as his namesake, instead it was named for Albert Einstein.
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