(788) Hohensteina

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Asteroid
(788) Hohensteina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1348  AU
eccentricity 0.1244
Perihelion - aphelion 2.745 AU - 3.5246 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.286 °
Sidereal period 5,550 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.82 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 103.68 km
Albedo 0.0787
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 8,637 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Franz Kaiser
Date of discovery 1914
Another name 1914 UR, 1927 SS
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(788) Hohensteina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 28, 1914 by the German astronomer Franz Kaiser in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after Hohenstein , where the discoverer's wife comes from.

See also