(353) Ruperto-Carola

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Asteroid
(353) Ruperto-Carola
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 .

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