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224 Oceana
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Period (h): |
9.385 ± 0.003 |
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Amplitude (mag): |
0.10 ± 0.02 |
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Date Range (mm/dd): |
2006 01/19 - 01/25 |
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Data Points: |
1064 |
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Equipment: |
0.5m R-C, FLI-1001E |
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Discovered: |
Mar 30, 1882 J. Palisa at Vienna |
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Previous Designations: |
1933 HO, A899 EA |
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Family/Group: |
Kozai: 30 |
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Taxonomic Class: |
M (Tholen) |
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H (absolute mag): |
8.59 |
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Diameter (km) / albedo: |
61.82 ± 2.1 / 0.1694 ± 0.012 |
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SM Axis (AU): |
2.6446 |
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Inclination (deg): |
5.8382 |
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Eccentricity: |
0.0459 |
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Published: |
Minor Planet Bul. 33-3, 58-62. |
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NOTES: |
Observations in support of radar work by Michael
Shepard, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. Period previously reported by Harris
(Harris, A.W., Young, J.W.: 1980, Icarus 43, 20-32) as 18.933h. The shorter period
reported above is more likely but still ambiguous.
The plot shows absolute magnitudes using Clear to V reduction methods in MPO Canopus/PhotoRed. The zero
point for the second and subsequent sessions was adjusted to allow for the asteroid's
dimming due to phase angle and distance changes. Without the conversion to standard
magnitudes and an adjustment for a steeper than usual value for G (usually assumed to be
+0.15), the period solution was not as certain.
Thanks to Alan Harris and Petr Pravec for their help in the analysis. |
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