Discovered by Johann Palisa Alternative names A899 EA, 1933 HO Observation arc 117.02 yr (42742 d) Orbits Sun Named after Pacific Ocean Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 30 March 1882 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 30 March 1882 Discoverer Johann Palisa Discovery site Vienna Observatory | |
Aphelion 2.75930 AU (412.785 Gm) Similar 441 Bathilde, 97 Klotho, 220 Stephania, 218 Bianca, 135 Hertha | ||
224 Oceana is an asteroid from the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on March 30, 1882 in Vienna. It was named after the Pacific Ocean. Based upon its spectrum, it is classified as an M-type asteroid, but is not metallic.
A light curve generated from photometric observations of this asteroid at Pulkovo Observatory show a rotation period of 9.401 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.09 ± 0.01 in magnitude.
224 Oceana was one of five minor planets included in the 1993 study, Transition Comets -- UV Search for OH Emissions in Asteroids, which was research involving amateur astronomers who were permitted to make use of the Hubble Space Telescope.
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