(5656) Oldfield

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Asteroid
(5656) Oldfield
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 .

See also