(4305) Clapton Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1976 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Clapton is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clapton is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4305 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 EC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.88 km (#6,697 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0676 |
| Inclination | 1.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.