5080 Oja

Oja

Discovery
Discovered by	C.-I. Lagerkvist
Discovery site	Kvistaberg Observatory
Discovery date	2 March 1976
Designations
MPC designation	5080
Named after	Tarmo Oja
Alternative designations	1976 EB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	33396 days (91.43 yr)
Aphelion	2.5197387 AU (376.94754 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9640773 AU (293.82178 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.241908 AU (335.3847 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1239260
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.36 yr (1226.1 d)
Mean anomaly	20.681465°
Mean motion	0° 17m 37.012s / day
Inclination	5.452951°
Longitude of ascending node	344.82050°
Argument of perihelion	89.24362°
Earth MOID	0.987149 AU (147.6754 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.71524 AU (406.194 Gm)
TJupiter	3.618
Physical characteristics
Synodic rotation period	7.2220 h (0.30092 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.6

5080 Oja (1976 EB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1976 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Kvistaberg Observatory. Named after the Swedish astronomer of Estonian descent Tarmo Oja.

References

• Donald P. Pray; Adrian Galad; Stefan Gajdos; Jozef Vilagi; Walt Cooney; John Gross; et al. (2006). "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 53, 698, 1016, 1523, 1950, 4608, 5080, 6170, 7760, 8213, 11271, 14257, 15350 and 17509" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 33 (11): 92–95. Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...92P.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 5080 Oja
• 5080 Oja at the JPL Small-Body Database