(224) Oceana Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 1882 by J. Palisa at Vienna.
Where Oceana is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oceana is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 224 |
| Provisional designation | A882 FA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 58.2 km (#615 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.166 |
| Rotation period | 9.40 hours |
| Spectral type | M |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0447 |
| Inclination | 5.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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