439 Ohio

Ohio (minor planet designation: 439 Ohio) is a large Main belt asteroid.

439 Ohio

Discovery
Discovered by	E. F. Coddington
Discovery date	13 October 1898
Designations
MPC designation	(439) Ohio
Pronunciation	/oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/[1]
Alternative designations	1898 EB
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	117.46 yr (42903 d)
Aphelion	3.32739 AU (497.770 Gm)
Perihelion	2.93686 AU (439.348 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.13212 AU (468.558 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.062342
Orbital period	5.54 yr (2024.7 d)
Mean anomaly	35.2583°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 40.102^s / day
Inclination	19.1544°
Longitude of ascending node	201.562°
Argument of perihelion	241.820°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	76.57±2.2 km
Rotation period	37.46 h (1.561 d)[2]
Geometric albedo	0.0352±0.002[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.83

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.

References

1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. "439 Ohio (1898 EB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

External links

• 439 Ohio at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 439 Ohio at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters