439 Ohio

439 Ohio
Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 439 Ohio.
Discovery
Discovered byE. F. Coddington
Discovery dateOctober 13, 1898
Designations
Pronunciation/oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/
1898 EB
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch July 31, 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.46 yr (42903 d)
Aphelion3.32739 AU (497.770 Gm)
Perihelion2.93686 AU (439.348 Gm)
3.13212 AU (468.558 Gm)
Eccentricity0.062342
5.54 yr (2024.7 d)
35.2583°
0° 10m 40.102s / day
Inclination19.1544°
201.562°
241.820°
Physical characteristics
70.421±0.276 km
74+3
−8
 km
37.46726 ± 0.00005 h (1.5611358 ± 2.1×10−6 d)
308° ± 50°
−61° ± 7°
0.0352±0.002
9.83

439 Ohio is a large main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by E. F. Coddington on October 13, 1898, at Mount Hamilton, California. It was first of his total of three asteroid discoveries. The object is named for the U.S. state of Ohio.

References

  1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. 1 2 3 "439 Ohio (1898 EB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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  4. ↑ Peebles, Curtis (2016), Asteroids: a History, Smithsonian, p. 159, ISBN 9781944466046