(475) Ocllo

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Asteroid
(475) Ocllo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,590  AU
eccentricity 0.3829
Perihelion - aphelion 1.598 AU - 3.582 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 18.93 °
Length of the ascending node 34.6 °
Argument of the periapsis 305.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion May 23, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 62 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 31 km
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
history
Explorer DeLisle Stewart
Date of discovery August 14, 1901
Another name 1901 HN, 1959 JS, 1979 DD
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(475) Ocllo is an asteroid of the main belt , which in the Aug. 14, 1901 Arequipa , Peru, by the American astronomer DeLisle Stewart was discovered. (475) Ocllo was the first asteroid to be discovered in the southern hemisphere.

The name is derived from the Inca queen Ocllo .

See also