(5656) Oldfield
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Asteroid (5656) Oldfield |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4603 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2618 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8162 AU - 3.1043 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.021 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.859 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.87 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 14.1 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Walter Baade |
| Date of discovery | October 8, 1920 |
| Another name | A920 TA, 1978 WW 18 , 1981 JZ 5 |
| 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. | |
(5656) Oldfield is an asteroid of the main belt , which on October 8 in 1920 by German astronomer Walter Baade in Hamburg-Bergedorf was discovered.
The asteroid was named in honor of British composer and musician Mike Oldfield decades after it was discovered .