475 Ocllo

Ocllo (minor planet designation: 475 Ocllo) is a large Mars-crossing asteroid.[2] It was discovered by American astronomer DeLisle Stewart on August 14, 1901, and assigned a provisional name of 1901 HN.[5][6]

475 Ocllo
Discovery
Discovered byD. Stewart
Discovery date14 August 1901
Designations
(475) Ocllo
Pronunciation/ˈɒkloʊ/
Named after
Mama Uqllu, legendary first queen of the Kingdom of Cuzco
1901 HN; 1959 JS;
1979 DD
Mars-crosser
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc97.47 yr (35601 d)
Aphelion3.5821 AU (535.87 Gm)
Perihelion1.60661 AU (240.345 Gm)
2.59436 AU (388.111 Gm)
Eccentricity0.38073
4.18 yr (1526.3 d)
174.037°
0° 14m 9.096s / day
Inclination18.926°
34.496°
305.68°
Earth MOID0.670978 AU (100.3769 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions11–25 km[3]
Mass3.1×1016? kg
Mean density
2.0? g/cm³
7.3151 h (0.30480 d)[2][4]
X[2]
11.88[2]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, during 2010 gave a light curve with a period of 7.3151 ± 0.0002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.66 ± 0.04 in magnitude.[4]

    References
    1. "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
    2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 475 Ocllo (1901 HN)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
    3. "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
    4. Pilcher, Frederick (April 2011), "Rotation Period Determinations for 25 Phocaea, 140 Siwa, 149 Medusa 186 Celuta, 475 Ocllo, 574 Reginhild, and 603 Timandra", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 38 (2): 76–78, Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...76P.
    5. Pickering, Edward C. (1905). "Positions of (475) Ocllo during 1904". Astronomische Nachrichten. 169 (8–9): 139–142. Bibcode:1905AN....169..139P. doi:10.1002/asna.19051690806. ISSN 0004-6337.
    6. Kreutz, H. (1904). "Planet (475) Ocllo". Astronomische Nachrichten. 167 (21): 349–350. doi:10.1002/asna.19041672106. ISSN 0004-6337.


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