(278) Paulina

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Asteroid
(278) Paulina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.756  AU
eccentricity 0.133
Perihelion - aphelion 2.389 AU - 3.123 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.8 °
Length of the ascending node 62.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 140.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 13, 2011
Sidereal period 4 a 210 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 35 km
Albedo 0.2505
Rotation period 6 h 30 min
Absolute brightness 9.4 mag
history
Explorer Johann Palisa
Date of discovery May 16, 1888
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(278) Paulina is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 16 May 1888 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered.

Paulina moves at a distance of 2.3918 ( perihelion ) to 3.1200 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.5751 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 7.8249 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1321.

Paulina has a diameter of 35 kilometers. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.050. It rotates around its own axis in around 6 hours and 30 minutes.

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