(885) Ulrike

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Asteroid
(885) Ulrike
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.09  AU
eccentricity 0.189
Perihelion - aphelion 2.507 AU - 3.673 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.3 °
Length of the ascending node 149.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 204.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 6, 2010
Sidereal period 5 a 158 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 33 km
Albedo 0.08
Rotation period 4 h 54 min
Absolute brightness 10.7 mag
history
Explorer S. I. Beljawski
Date of discovery September 23, 1917
Another name 1917 CX, 1933 QQ, 1934 XL
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(885) Ulrike is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 23, 1917 by the Russian astronomer Sergei Ivanovich Beljawski at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .

The asteroid is named after Ulrike von Levetzow , a lover of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe .

See also