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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. A. Wirtanen |
| Discovery site | Mount Hamilton |
| Discovery date | July 26, 1949 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1951 |
| Named after | James Lick |
| Alternate name(s) | 1949 OA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 1.4761342 |
| Peri | 1.3047836 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0616166 |
| Orbital period | 598.8743059 |
| Mean anomaly | 337.50232 |
| Inclination | 39.09248 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 130.77650 |
| Argument of peri | 140.52980 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0895 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
1951 Lick (1949 OA) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on July 26, 1949 by C. A. Wirtanen at Mount Hamilton.
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