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5656 Oldfield

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q155595

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
5655 Barney[4]
Followed by
5657 Groombridge[5]
Absolute magnitude
+14.1, +14.5[16][17]
Albedo
+0.075[35]
Apoapsis
+3.108, +3.11067819069844[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+83.72435, +83.93686691339754[30][31]
Diameter
+7.691[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Walter Baade[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+248.66554, +248.5898396226121[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+125.66098, +120.6835944630694[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Mike Oldfield[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.26 (0.26–0.26, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+4.01440, +4.010079112745887[18][19]
Orbital period
+3.86, +1410.813565834738[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.8110763, +1.812861716917365[28][29]
Provisional designation
1978 WW18, 1981 JZ5, A920 TA[8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.4593585, +2.461769953807902[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
October 8, 1920[11]
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Time of periapsis
+2460527.549854883[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oldfield de (5656) Oldfield fa سیارک ۵۶۵۶ ja オールドフィールド ru A920 TA ru Олдфилд ru (5656) A920 TA ru 1978 WW18 ru 1981 JZ5 ru (5656) Олдфилд uk 5656 Олдфілд zh 小行星5656
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7v9z
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005656
Minor Planet Center body ID
5656

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 1.811076 astronomical unit, 1.812862 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.86 year, 1,410.813566 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Walter Baade
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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