(232) Russia

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Asteroid
(232) Russia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.551  AU
eccentricity 0.177
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1 AU - 3.002 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.1 °
Length of the ascending node 152.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 51 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 25, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 27 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 49.9 km
Albedo 0.0494
Rotation period 21 h 55 min
Absolute brightness 10.25 mag
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery January 31, 1883
Another name 1929 QA, 1954 SV, 1970 SN 1 , A921 UA
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(232) Russia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 31 January 1883 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered. It is named after Russia .

Russia moves from 2.0970 ( perihelion ) to 3.0035 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 4.0726 years . The orbit is 6.0715 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1777.

Russia has a diameter of 53 kilometers. It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.049.

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