3169 Ostro
Discovery and designation | |
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Discovered by | E. Bowell |
Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
Discovery date | June 4, 1981 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 3169 |
1981 LA | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Aphelion | 2.0185898 |
Perihelion | 1.7648844 |
Eccentricity | 0.0670562 |
950.3631905 | |
272.62053 | |
Inclination | 24.90914 |
96.43925 | |
32.58968 | |
Physical characteristics | |
12.73 | |
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3169 Ostro (1981 LA) is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on June 4, 1981 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named in honor of American astronomer Steven J. Ostro.
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