(1217) Maximiliana

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Asteroid
(1217) Maximiliana
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3528  AU
eccentricity 0.1549
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9884 AU - 2.7171 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.148 °
Sidereal period 3,609 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.42 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 10 km
Absolute brightness 12,489 likes
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery March 13, 1932
Another name 1932 EC, 1925 HC, 1962 TD
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(1217) Maximiliana is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on March 13, 1932 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte in Ukkel .

The asteroid is named after the German astronomer Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf .

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