(2368) Beltrovata

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Asteroid
(2368) Beltrovata
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Cupid type
Major semi-axis 2.1046  AU
eccentricity 0.4138
Perihelion - aphelion 1.2337 AU - 2.9754 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.236 °
Sidereal period 3,053 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.53 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 2.3 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.13
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 5.9 h
Absolute brightness 14,769 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Paul Wild
Date of discovery 4th September 1977
Another name 1977 RA
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(2368) Beltrovata is an asteroid of the Cupid type , which was discovered on September 4, 1977 by Paul Wild in Bern .

The asteroid is named after a play on words by Gottfried Keller : He formed the Italian expression “Bella Trovata” or “Beltrovata”, literally “the beautiful found one” , from the initials of the Betty Tendering he was courting. Then again the character Dortchen Schönfund from his novel The Green Heinrich is named.

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