Ohio (minor planet designation: 439 Ohio) is a large Main belt asteroid.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | E. F. Coddington |
Discovery date | 13 October 1898 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (439) Ohio |
Pronunciation | /oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/[1] |
Alternative designations | 1898 EB |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 117.46 yr (42903 d) |
Aphelion | 3.32739 AU (497.770 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.93686 AU (439.348 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.13212 AU (468.558 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.062342 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.54 yr (2024.7 d) |
Mean anomaly | 35.2583° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 40.102s / day |
Inclination | 19.1544° |
Longitude of ascending node | 201.562° |
Argument of perihelion | 241.820° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 76.57±2.2 km |
Synodic rotation period | 37.46 h (1.561 d)[2] |
Geometric albedo | 0.0352±0.002[2] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.83 |
It was discovered by E. F. Coddington on October 13, 1898, at Mount Hamilton, California. It was first of his total of three asteroid discoveries. The object is named for the U.S. state of Ohio.[3]
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