1951 Lick

1951 Lick
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. A. Wirtanen
Discovery siteLick Obs.
Discovery date26 July 1949
Designations
(1951) Lick
Named after
James Lick (philanthropist)[2]
1949 OA
Mars-crosser[1][3][4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc67.12 yr (24,514 days)
Aphelion1.4760 AU
Perihelion1.3049 AU
1.3904 AU
Eccentricity0.0616
1.64 yr (599 days)
221.32°
0° 36m 3.96s / day
Inclination39.091°
130.75°
140.52°
Earth MOID0.3068 AU · 119.5 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.57±0.5 km (IRAS:3)[5]
5.59 km (derived)[4]
4.424±0.006 h[6]
5.2974±0.0004 h[7]
5.3008±0.0024 h[a]
5.3016±0.0020 h[b]
5.317±0.001 h[8]
0.0895±0.020 (IRAS:3)[5]
0.1028 (derived)[4]
SMASS = A[1] · A[4][6]
14.20±0.2[b] · 14.2[1] · 14.35±0.2[9] · 14.35[4] · 14.5±0.2[6] · 14.51[5]

1951 Lick, provisional designation 1949 OA, is a rare-type asteroid and Mars-crosser, approximately 5.6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 July 1949, by American astronomer Carl Wirtanen at Lick Observatory on the summit of Mount Hamilton, California, and named for American philanthropist James Lick.[2][3]

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