420 Bertholda

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Asteroid
(420) Bertholda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.43  AU
eccentricity 0.036
Perihelion - aphelion 3.307 AU - 3.553 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.6 °
Length of the ascending node 243.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 226.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 26, 2012
Sidereal period 6 a 129 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 141 ± 6.9 km
Albedo 0.0420
Rotation period 11 h 2 min
Absolute brightness 8.31 mag
Spectral class P
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery September 7, 1896
Another name 1896 CY
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(420) Bertholda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 7, 1896 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg.

The asteroid was named after Berthold I. von Zähringen .

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