(278) Paulina
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Asteroid (278) Paulina |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.756 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.389 AU - 3.123 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 62.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 140.3 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 13, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 210 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.9 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 35 km |
| Albedo | 0.2505 |
| Rotation period | 6 h 30 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | May 16, 1888 |
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(278) Paulina is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 16 May 1888 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.
Paulina moves at a distance of 2.3918 ( perihelion ) to 3.1200 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.5751 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 7.8249 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1321.
Paulina has a diameter of 35 kilometers. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.050. It rotates around its own axis in around 6 hours and 30 minutes.