Named for the bird Aquila clanga, or greater spotted eagle. {It belongs to the family of the Accipitridae and it is endangered in Europe. In 1994 only 860 pairs were counted.} (M 34349) _ _.
Discovered on 16-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.