(439) Ohio

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Asteroid
(439) Ohio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.131  AU
eccentricity 0.062
Perihelion - aphelion 2.937 AU - 3.325 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 19.2 °
Length of the ascending node 201.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 240.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 19, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 198 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 77 ± 2.2 km
Albedo 0.0352
Rotation period 19 h 12 min
Absolute brightness 9.83 mag
history
Explorer EF Coddington
Date of discovery October 13, 1898
Another name 1898 EB, 1934 CO 1 , 1936 QP 1
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(439) Ohio is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 13 October 1898 by Edwin Coddington Foster was discovered in California (Mt. Hamilton).

The name of the asteroid is derived from the US state Ohio and the Ohio River .

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