(353) Ruperto-Carola
Asteroid (353) Ruperto-Carola |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.738 AU |
eccentricity | 0.326 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.847 AU - 3.629 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.7 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 102.6 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 321.4 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | March 21, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 194 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.5 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 21 km |
Rotation period | 2 h 44 min |
Absolute brightness | 11.0 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | January 16, 1893 |
Another name | 1893 F, A914 QA, 1937 XA |
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(353) Ruperto-Carola is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on January 16, 1893 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg .