(2177) Oliver
Asteroid (2177) Oliver |
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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 .