1982 Cline

1982 Cline
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. F. Helin
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date4 November 1975
Designations
(1982) Cline
Named after
Edwin Cline (inventor)[2]
1975 VA · 1936 OO
1957 LN · 1961 XC
1961 XK · 1973 AS
main-belt · (inner)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc59.91 yr (21,882 days)
Aphelion2.8858 AU
Perihelion1.7351 AU
2.3104 AU
Eccentricity0.2490
3.51 yr (1,283 days)
18.924°
0° 16m 50.16s / day
Inclination6.8421°
42.366°
279.57°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.03±0.17 km[4]
7.21±0.50 km[5]
8.100±0.030 km[1][6]
8.18 km (calculated)[3]
8.401±0.064 km[7]
5.78±0.01 h[8]
0.194±0.028[1][6]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
0.2364±0.0443[7]
0.340±0.050[5]
0.369±0.063[4]
S[3][9]
12.5[5][7] · 12.56±0.39[9] · 12.8[3][4] · 12.9[1]

1982 Cline, provisional designation 1975 VA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 November 1975, by American astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in California, and named after Edwin Lee Cline, inventor and friend of the discoverer.[2][10]

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