(5080) Oja Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 March 1976 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at Kvistaberg.

Where Oja is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOjaOja

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oja is 2.29 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5080
Provisional designation1976 EB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.77 km (#6,808 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.218
Rotation period7.22 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.72
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination5.45°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.987 au

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

Also discovered on 2 March 1976

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