(2201) Oljato Apollo

Discovered on 12 December 1947 by H. L. Giclas at Flagstaff.

Where Oljato is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oljato is 3.70 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2201
Provisional designation1947 XC
Orbit classApollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous
Diameter1.80 km (#17,212 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.433
Rotation period26.0 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)15.32
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion0.630 – 3.73 au
Eccentricity0.711
Inclination2.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.00271 au

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

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