(232) Russia
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Asteroid (232) Russia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.551 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1 AU - 3.002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 152.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 51 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 25, 2010 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 27 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 49.9 km |
| Albedo | 0.0494 |
| Rotation period | 21 h 55 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.25 mag |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | January 31, 1883 |
| Another name | 1929 QA, 1954 SV, 1970 SN 1 , A921 UA |
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(232) Russia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 31 January 1883 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered. It is named after Russia .
Russia moves from 2.0970 ( perihelion ) to 3.0035 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.0726 years . The orbit is 6.0715 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1777.
Russia has a diameter of 53 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.049.