304 Olga

304 Olga
Discovery
Discovered by Johann Palisa
Discovery date 14 February 1891
Designations
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 124.78 yr (45577 d)
Aphelion 2.93719 AU (439.397 Gm)
Perihelion 1.86853 AU (279.528 Gm)
2.40286 AU (359.463 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.22237
3.72 yr (1360.5 d)
18.974 km/s
63.6148°
 15m 52.607s / day
Inclination 15.8530°
159.080°
172.423°
Earth MOID 0.858818 AU (128.4773 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.44982 AU (366.488 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.440
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 67.86±2.1 km[1]
70.30 ± 2.32 km[2]
Mass (1.15 ± 1.12) × 1018 kg[2]
18.36 h (0.765 d)
0.0488±0.003
C
9.74

    304 Olga is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

    It was discovered by Johann Palisa on February 14, 1891 in Vienna.

    304 Olga was identified as one of three asteroids that were likely to be a parent body for chondrites along with 449 Hamburga and 335 Roberta.[3] All three asteroids were known to have low-albedo (not reflect as much light) and be close to "meteorite producing resonances".[3] Chrondrites are the most common type of meteor found on Earth, accounting for over 80% of all meteors.[4] They are named for the tiny spherical silicate particles that are found inside them (those particles are called chondrules).[4]

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