(726) Joëlla

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Asteroid
(726) Joëlla
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5657  AU
eccentricity 0.2846
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8354 AU - 3.2959 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.41 °
Sidereal period 4,110 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 43.6 km
Albedo 0.0549
Rotation period 13.04 h
Absolute brightness 10.145 mag
history
Explorer JH Metcalf
Date of discovery November 22, 1911
Another name 1911 NM
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(726) Joella is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 November 1911 by the American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Winchester was discovered.

The asteroid was named after the first name of its discoverer.

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