1951 Lick
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. A. Wirtanen |
| Discovery site | Mount Hamilton |
| Discovery date | July 26, 1949 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1951 |
Named after | James Lick |
| 1949 OA | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 1.4761342 |
| Perihelion | 1.3047836 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0616166 |
| 598.8743059 | |
| 337.50232 | |
| Inclination | 39.09248 |
| 130.77650 | |
| 140.52980 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.0895 | |
| 14.51 | |
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1951 Lick (1949 OA) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on July 26, 1949 by C. A. Wirtanen at Mount Hamilton. The orbit has a semimajor axis equal to 1.390 AU and an eccentricity of 0.061, while the orbital plane is inclined by 39.093° to the plane of the ecliptic. It is classified as an A-type asteroid with a surface consisting of almost pure olivine.[1]
References
- ↑ de León, J.; Duffard, R.; Licandro, J.; Lazzaro, D. (July 2004), "Mineralogical characterization of A-type asteroid (1951) Lick", Astronomy and Astrophysics 422: L59–L62, Bibcode:2004A&A...422L..59D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20048009.
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