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Discovery
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| Discovered by | J. Churms |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | July 6, 1953 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1701 |
| Named after | Okavango River |
| Alternate name(s) | 1953 NJ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7639752 |
| Peri | 2.5717448 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1881760 |
| Orbital period | 2059.4316506 |
| Mean anomaly | 221.37360 |
| Inclination | 16.25046 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 61.37645 |
| Argument of peri | 261.11990 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.2141 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.3 |
1701 Okavango (1953 NJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 6, 1953 by J. Churms at Johannesburg (UO).
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