(1345) Potomac Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1908 by J. H. Metcalf at Taunton.
Where Potomac is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Potomac is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1345 |
| Provisional designation | A908 CE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 73.0 km (#440 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 11.4 hours |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.83 |
| Orbital period | 7.97 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.26 – 4.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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