2201 Oljato
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2201 Oljato, provisional designation 1947 XC, is a stony and extremely eccentric active[10] asteroid and sizable near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.0031 AU (460 thousand km) and is associated with the Beta Taurids daytime meteor shower.
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | H. L. Giclas |
Discovery site | Lowell Obs. |
Discovery date | 12 December 1947 |
Designations | |
(2201) Oljato | |
Named after | Oljato–Monument Valley (Navajo Reservation)[2] |
1947 XC · 1979 VU2 1979 XA | |
NEO · PHA · Amor [1][3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 84.90 yr (31,008 days) |
Earliest precovery date | 3 December 1931 |
Aphelion | 3.7257 AU |
Perihelion | 0.6243 AU |
2.1750 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.7130 |
3.21 yr (1,172 days) | |
255.69° | |
Inclination | 2.5224° |
74.991° | |
98.264° | |
Earth MOID | 0.0031 AU · 1.2 LD |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 1.80±0.1 km (IRAS:11)[4] 2.15 km[5] |
24 h[6] 26 h[lower-alpha 1] | |
0.24[5] 0.4328±0.030 (IRAS:11)[4] | |
SMASS = Sq [1] · C [7] · S [8][9] | |
15.00[9] · 15.25[1][4] · 15.50[5][8] · 15.50±0.42[7] · 15.55[6] | |
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