(2736) Ops Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 July 1979 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Ops is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ops is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2736 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 OC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.98 km (#12,793 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.848 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Spectral type | Xc |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0847 |
| Inclination | 7.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 July 1979
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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