(1701) Okavango
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Asteroid (1701) Okavango |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1686 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1879 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5731 AU - 3.7641 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.25 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,640 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.73 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 25 km |
| Albedo | 0.2141 |
| Rotation period | 13.204 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,636 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Joseph Churms |
| Date of discovery | July 6, 1953 |
| Another name | 1953 NJ, 1931 TU 2 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1701) Okavango is an asteroid of the main belt , July 6, 1953 by the South African astronomer Joseph Churms of Johannesburg was discovered from.
The name of the asteroid is derived from the African Okavango River.