439 Ohio Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
439 Ohio
Discovered:13 October 1898
Mpc Name:(439) Ohio
Pronounced:[1]
Alt Names:1898 EB
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:3.13212AU
Perihelion:2.93686AU
Aphelion:3.32739abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.062342
Period:5.54 yr (2024.7 d)
Inclination:19.1544°
Asc Node:201.562°
Arg Peri:241.820°
Rotation:37.46abbr=onNaNabbr=on[2]
Abs Magnitude:9.83
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:117.46 yr (42903 d)
Uncertainty:0

439 Ohio is a large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by E. F. Coddington on October 13, 1898, at Mount Hamilton, California. It was first of his total of three asteroid discoveries. The object is named for the U.S. state of Ohio.

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 439 Ohio (1898 EB) . . . 10 May 2016.