(425) Cornelia
Asteroid (425) Cornelia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,887 AU |
eccentricity | 0.062 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.709 AU - 3.065 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.1 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 61.2 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 123.7 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | October 26, 2010 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 330 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.5 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 64 ± 1.7 km |
Albedo | 0.0475 |
Rotation period | 17 h 34 min |
Absolute brightness | 9.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | A. Charlois |
Date of discovery | December 28, 1896 |
Another name | 1896 DC |
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(425) Cornelia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 December 1896 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois in Nice was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of Cornelia Africana , daughter of the Roman general and consul Scipio 'Africanus' .