(475) Ocllo Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 14 August 1901 by D. Stewart at Arequipa.

Where Ocllo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ocllo is 1.86 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number475
Provisional designationA901 PA
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Diameter17.8 km (#2,522 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Rotation period7.32 hours
Spectral typeX
Absolute magnitude (H)11.53
Orbital period4.18 years
Semi-major axis2.59 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.61 – 3.58 au
Eccentricity0.379
Inclination18.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.675 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.