(2649) Oongaq Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Oongaq is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oongaq is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2649 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.7 km (#4,737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Rotation period | 7.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.11 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 November 1980
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- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
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