(2736) Ops
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Asteroid (2736) Ops |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2905 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0851 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0956 ± 0.001 AU - 2.4854 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.4609 ± 0.0039 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 255.4956 ± 0.0342 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 65.1143 ± 0.4173 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 28th September 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.47 a ± 0.0074 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 3.976 ± 0.243 km |
| Albedo | 0.848 ± 0.069 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Xc |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | July 23, 1979 |
| Another name | 1979 OC ; 1983 VU 1 |
| 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. | |
(2736) Ops ( 1979 OC ; 1983 VU 1 ) is an approximately four kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on July 23, 1979 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) in was discovered near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2736) Ops named after the deity Ops from the Roman religion who was the goddess of plenty .
See also
Web links
- (2736) Ops in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2736) Ops in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 9, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1979 OC. Discovered 1979 July 23 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2735) Ellen | numbering | (2737) Kotka |