(1982) Cline Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1975 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Cline is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cline is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1982 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.10 km (#6,469 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.194 |
| Rotation period | 5.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 6.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.736 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 November 1975
More named asteroids discovered by E. F. Helin
- (2048) Dwornik
- (2050) Francis
- (2062) Aten
- (2074) Shoemaker
- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
- (2645) Daphne Plane
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