2648 Owa
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| Discovery[1] | |
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| Discovered by | Edward L. G. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa |
| Discovery date | November 08, 1980 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2648 |
| Alternative names | 1980 VJ |
| Minor planet category | Main belt [2] |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6427 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8575 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25009 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.174492 |
| Orbital period | 1232.82 days (3.38 years) |
| Mean anomaly | 99.342° |
| Inclination | 4.799° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 280.053° |
| Argument of perihelion | 131.4° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Rotation period | 3.563 hours [4] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 [5] |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ "2648 Owa (1980 VJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ↑ "(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 1 December 2008. 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.
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