(925) Alphonsina

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Asteroid
(925) Alphonsina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7002  AU
eccentricity 0.081
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4808 AU - 2.9195 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.066 °
Sidereal period 4,437 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.13 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 54.34 km
Albedo 0.279
Rotation period 7.880 h
Absolute brightness 8.125 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer José Comas Solá
Date of discovery 1920
Another name 1920 GM
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(925) Alphonsina is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 13 in 1920 by the Catalan astronomer José Comas Solá in Barcelona was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Alfonso X. (1221–84), King of Castile and León (1252–84) and at the same time after Alfonso XIII. (1886–1941), King of Spain (1886–1931).

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