1738 Oosterhoff

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Oosterhoff
Discovery and designation
Discovered by H. van Gent
Discovery site Johannesburg (LS)
Discovery date September 16, 1930
Designations
MPC designation 1738
Alternative names 1930 SP
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.6263489
Perihelion 1.7403845
Eccentricity 0.2028895
Orbital period 1178.3883575
Mean anomaly 38.24460
Inclination 4.87632
Longitude of ascending node 44.19298
Argument of perihelion 284.12655
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.3

    1738 Oosterhoff (1930 SP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1930 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg (LS), and named after Dutch astronomer Pieter Oosterhoff.

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