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Asteroid 4276 Clifford


Named in honor of astronomer and author Clifford Cunningham.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation1981 XA
ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid, Mars-crosser

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2454200,5
Semi major axis2,0094 AU
Period [Julian yrs]2,849 Julian years
Inclination21,037 °
Eccentricity0,2043
Lon. of ascending node76,962 °
Argument of perihelion3,452 °
Passage of perihelion2007-Aug-26.400436
Aphelion distance2,4199 AU
Mean anomaly312,112 °

Physical Data
Absolute magnitude (H)14,3
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Total magnitude slope (k1)20
Nuclear magnitude slope (k2)10
Spectral classCb

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererEdward L. G. Bowell
Discovered1981-12-02

Data File
Data File Name4276_Clifford.aed
Data File Date2006-12-18
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00