Okina-Ouna

(1997 YB17 )

NOW @ 17 CAP 16

Inclination: 0.942

Eccentricity: 0.023

Period: 4.9 years

AU 2.885

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

31.12.1997 00:00 Chichibu 139e9 35n59 observations 1

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Okina and Ouna are the two small lunar explorers developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. They were separated from the main orbiter of the lunar explorer “KAGUYA (SELENE)” in Oct. 2007. Okina and Ouna are also the foster parents of Kaguya in the old Japanese story Kaguya-hime.

Discovered on 31-12-1997 in Chichibu by Sato, N.
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