2648 Owa
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa |
| Discovery date | 8 November 1980 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2648 |
| 1980 VJ | |
| Main belt [2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3][2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 89.35 yr (32636 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.64327 AU (395.428 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.85724 AU (277.839 Gm) |
| 2.25026 AU (336.634 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.174653 |
| 3.38 yr (1233.0 d) | |
| 138.552° | |
| 0° 17m 31.135s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.79623° |
| 279.934° | |
| 131.430° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.871279 AU (130.3415 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.72272 AU (407.313 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.603 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.563 hours [4] | |
| 12.9,[5] 13.0[2] | |
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2648 Owa (1980 VJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 8, 1980 by Edward L. G. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.[1] It is named for the Hopi Indian word for rock.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "2648 Owa (1980 VJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "(2648) Owa". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ Johnson; et al. (2008). "Lightcurve Analysis of 102 Miriam, 1433 Geramtina, and 2648 Owa". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (4): 151–152. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..150J.
- ↑ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 216. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
External links
- 2648 Owa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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