(2177) Oliver

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Asteroid
(2177) Oliver
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1953  AU
eccentricity 0.0952
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8912 AU - 3.4994 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.536 °
Sidereal period 5.712 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.66 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 20.4 km
Albedo 0.128
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,828 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 6551 PL, 1971 QE, 1975 EP 3
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(2177) Oliver is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .

The asteroid is named after Bernard M. Oliver , a researcher at Hewlett-Packard .

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