(1845) Helewalda
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Asteroid (1845) Helewalda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.970 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.054 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.808 AU - 3.131 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.713 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.12 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 20 km |
| Absolute brightness | 11.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | October 30, 1972 |
| Another name | 1972 UC, 1931 VC 1 , 1954 GG, 1971 OR, 1971 QX 2 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1845) Helewalda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 30, 1972 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .
It is named asteroid after Helen, a former schoolmate of the explorer from the forest .