439 Ohio

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439 Ohio
439 Ohio.png
Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 439 Ohio.
Discovery
Discovered by E. F. Coddington
Discovery dateOctober 13 1898
Designations
(439) Ohio
Pronunciation /ˈh./ [1]
1898 EB
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch July 31 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)
3.13212 AU (468.558 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.062342
5.54 yr (2024.7 d)
35.2583°
0° 10m 40.102s / day
Inclination 19.1544°
201.562°
241.820°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 76.57±2.2  km
37.46  h (1.561  d) [2]
0.0352±0.002 [2]
9.83

    439 Ohio is a large Main belt asteroid.

    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]

    References

    1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. 1 2 3 "439 Ohio (1898 EB)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
    3. Peebles, Curtis (2016), Asteroids: a History, Smithsonian, p. 159, ISBN   9781944466046