(211379) Claytonwhitted Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Apache Point.
Clayton Whitted (1985-2013) was one of the 19 elite Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters who lost their lives battling a blaze on a ridge in Yarnell, AZ. Crews such as the Hotshots are closely connected to astronomy through their brave efforts to protect forests and the observatories within them from fire threats.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Claytonwhitted is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Claytonwhitted is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 211379 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TH334 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.90 km (#12,999 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0711 |
| Inclination | 8.54° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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