(5656) Oldfield
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 |
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(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 .