5656 Oldfield

5656 Oldfield
Discovery [1]
Discovered byW. Baade
Discovery siteBergedorf Obs.
Discovery date8 October 1920
Designations
(5656) Oldfield
Named after
Mike Oldfield [1]
(English musician)
A920 TA · 1978 WW18
1981 JZ5
main-belt [1][2] · (inner)
background [3]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc97.29 yr (35,536 d)
Aphelion3.1076 AU
Perihelion1.8111 AU
2.4594 AU
Eccentricity0.2636
3.86 yr (1,409 d)
125.66°
0° 15m 19.8s / day
Inclination4.0144°
248.67°
83.725°
Physical characteristics
7.691±0.051 km[4]
0.075±0.009[4]
14.1[2]

5656 Oldfield, provisional designation A920 TA, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7.7 kilometers (4.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 October 1920, by astronomer Walter Baade at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany. The asteroid was named for English musician Mike Oldfield.[1]

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