452 Hamiltonia
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| Orbital characteristics 1 | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.8464496 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.8188874 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.87401177 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.8025 years (1754.0771 days) |
| Inclination | 3.22715° |
| Eccentricity | 0.009683 |
| Discoverer | James Edward Keeler, 1899 |
452 Hamiltonia is an asteroid. It was discovered by James Edward Keeler on December 6 1899, but was then lost until 1987. Its provisional name was 1899 FD. The asteroid is named for Mount Hamilton, the site of Lick Observatory where Keeler was working when he discovered the asteroid.
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