475 Ocllo

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475 Ocllo
Discovery
Discovered by D. Stewart
Discovery date14 August 1901
Designations
(475) Ocllo
Pronunciation /ˈɒkl/
Named after
Mama Uqllu, legendary first queen of the Kingdom of Cuzco
1901 HN; 1959 JS;
1979 DD
Mars-crosser
Orbital characteristics [1] [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 97.47 yr (35601 d)
Aphelion 3.5821  AU (535.87  Gm)
Perihelion 1.60661 AU (240.345 Gm)
2.59436 AU (388.111 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.38073
4.18 yr (1526.3 d)
174.037°
0° 14m 9.096s / day
Inclination 18.926°
34.496°
305.68°
Earth  MOID 0.670978 AU (100.3769 Gm)
Mars  MOID 0.3173 AU (47.47 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions11–25 km [3]
Mass 3.1×1016? kg
Mean density
2.0? g/cm3
7.3151  h (0.30480  d) [2] [4]
X [2]
11.88 [2]

    Ocllo (minor planet designation: 475 Ocllo) is a large Mars-crossing asteroid. [2] It was discovered by American astronomer DeLisle Stewart on August 14, 1901 and was assigned a provisional name of 1901 HN. [5] [6]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2010 gave a light curve with a period of 7.3151 ± 0.0002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.66 ± 0.04 in magnitude. [4]

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    References

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    3. "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 2 March 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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    5. Pickering, Edward C. (1905). "Positions of (475) Ocllo during 1904". Astronomische Nachrichten. 169 (8–9): 139–142. Bibcode:1905AN....169..139P. doi:10.1002/asna.19051690806. ISSN   0004-6337.
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