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439 Ohio DiscoveryDiscovered by E. F. Coddington Discovery date October 13, 1898 DesignationsAlternate name(s) 1898 EB Minor planet
categoryMain belt Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) Aphelion 497.623 Gm (3.326 AU) Perihelion 439.308 Gm (2.937 AU) Semi-major axis 468.465 Gm (3.131 AU) Eccentricity 0.062 Orbital period 2024.036 d (5.54 a) Average orbital speed 16.83 km/s Mean anomaly 14.798° Inclination 19.186° Longitude of ascending node 201.871° Argument of perihelion 235.782° Physical characteristicsDimensions 77.0 km Mass unknown Mean density unknown Equatorial surface gravity unknown Escape velocity unknown Rotation period 19.2 hours[1] Albedo 0.0352[1] Temperature unknown Absolute magnitude (H) 9.83 439 Ohio is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by E. F. Coddington on October 13, 1898 at Mount Hamilton, California. It was first of his total of three asteroid discoveries.
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