(998) Bodea

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Asteroid
(998) Bodea
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1238  AU
eccentricity 0.2078
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4745 AU - 3.773 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.478 °
Sidereal period 5,521 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.85 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 38.16 km
Albedo 0.021
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,474 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery August 6, 1923
Another name 1923 NU, 1967 PA
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(998) Bodea is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 6, 1923 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode .

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