(422) Berolina

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Asteroid
(422) Berolina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.229  AU
eccentricity 0.214
Perihelion - aphelion 1.752 AU - 2.706 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5 °
Length of the ascending node 9.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 335.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 26, 2009
Sidereal period 3 a 119 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 12 h 47 min
Absolute brightness 10.83 mag
Spectral class DX
history
Explorer CG Witt
Date of discovery October 8, 1896
Another name 1949 QM2, 1948 GB, 1896 DA
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(422) Berolina is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 8, 1896 by the German astronomer Carl Gustav Witt in Berlin .

The asteroid was named with the Latin name of the place of discovery.

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