(1738) Oosterhoff
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Asteroid (1738) Oosterhoff |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1831 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2034 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7392 AU - 2.6271 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.878 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.226 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.16 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.39 mag |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | H. van Gent |
| Date of discovery | September 16, 1930 |
| Another name | 1930 SP, 1927 UF, 1939 GO |
| 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. | |
(1738) Oosterhoff is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 16, 1930 by the Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg .
The asteroid was named after the Dutch astronomer P. T. Oosterhoff .