(1152) Pawona

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Asteroid
(1152) Pawona
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4263  AU
eccentricity 0.0425
Perihelion - aphelion 2.3233 AU - 2.5294 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.083 °
Sidereal period 3,778 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.12 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 15.68 km
Albedo 0.217
Rotation period 3.481 h
Absolute brightness 10,953 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1930
Another name 1930 AD, 1926 AK, 1969 MD
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(1152) Pawona is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8. January 1930 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg was discovered.

With the naming of the asteroid, the collaboration between the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa and the German astronomer Max Wolf was honored.

See also