Discovered by W. Baade MPC designation 5656 Observation arc 34529 days (94.54 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Mike Oldfield Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 8 October 1920 Alternative names A920 TA Discovered 8 October 1920 Discoverer Walter Baade Discovery site Hamburg Observatory | |
Aphelion 3.1070255 AU (464.80440 Gm) Similar 944 Hidalgo, 1566 Icarus, Sun, 1036 Ganymed | ||
5656 Oldfield (A920 TA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1920 by W. Baade at Bergedorf. It has been named after the British multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, creator of the famed Tubular Bells albums.
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