1951 Lick
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. A. Wirtanen |
| Discovery site | Lick Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 July 1949 |
| Designations | |
| (1951) Lick | |
Named after | James Lick (philanthropist) |
| 1949 OA | |
| Mars-crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 67.12 yr (24,514 days) |
| Aphelion | 1.4760 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.3049 AU |
| 1.3904 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0616 |
| 1.64 yr (599 days) | |
| 221.32° | |
| 0° 36m 3.96s / day | |
| Inclination | 39.091° |
| 130.75° | |
| 140.52° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.3068 AU · 119.5 LD |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.57±0.5 km (IRAS:3) 5.59 km (derived) |
| 4.424±0.006 h 5.2974±0.0004 h 5.3008±0.0024 h 5.3016±0.0020 h 5.317±0.001 h | |
| 0.0895±0.020 (IRAS:3) 0.1028 (derived) | |
| SMASS = A · A | |
| 14.20±0.2 · 14.2 · 14.35±0.2 · 14.35 · 14.5±0.2 · 14.51 | |
1951 Lick, provisional designation 1949 OA, is a rare-type asteroid and Mars-crosser, approximately 5.6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 July 1949, by American astronomer Carl Wirtanen at Lick Observatory on the summit of Mount Hamilton, California, and named for American philanthropist James Lick.