2201 Oljato

2201 Oljato
Discovery [1]
Discovered byH. L. Giclas
Discovery siteLowell Obs.
Discovery date12 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 arc84.90 yr (31,008 days)
Earliest precovery date3 December 1931
Aphelion3.7257 AU
Perihelion0.6243 AU
2.1750 AU
Eccentricity0.7130
3.21 yr (1,172 days)
255.69°
Inclination2.5224°
74.991°
98.264°
Earth MOID0.0031 AU · 1.2 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions1.80±0.1 km (IRAS:11)[4]
2.15 km[5]
24 h[6]
26 h[a]
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]

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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