Oja


Asteroid 5080, Oja, was discovered on March 2, 1976 by Claes-Ingmar Lagerkvist at Kvistaberg Observatory near Bro, Stockholm county, Sweden. It has a period of 3 years, 131 days.

It was named after Estonian astronomer Tarmo Oja (born 1934).

Tarmo Oja


The meaning of asteroid Oja, according to Henk Middelraad, is: "is that so?"



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